CNA Training in Phoenix, AZ

1 state-approved nursing assistant program in Phoenix.

Arizona CNA Requirements at a Glance

Training Hours

120 hours

Minimum Age

16

Exam Vendor

D&S Diversified Technologies - Headmaster LLP

Time to Cert

8–14 weeks (training 6–10 weeks, exam and registry 2–4 weeks)

Programs in Phoenix

GateWay Community College Nurse Assisting Program

108 N. 40th Street

Nurse Assistant Training Program

Phone: (602) 286-8000

Becoming a CNA in Arizona

Becoming a CNA in Arizona is more time-intensive than in most states because Arizona requires 120 hours of training — 45 hours above the federal minimum of 75. Under Arizona Administrative Code R4-19-802, that 120-hour curriculum must include at least 40 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of supervised skills laboratory practice, 40 hours of supervised clinical experience (with at least 20 of those clinical hours providing direct resident care in a long-term care facility licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services), plus 20 additional program-allocated hours. Most full-time programs take 6 to 10 weeks.

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