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Foundations of Caregiving
The role of the nursing assistant, patient rights, ethics, communication, and HIPAA privacy.
Planned · pending approvalThe program
A complete path from first day to certified-ready.
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides the hands-on, everyday care that patients and residents rely on — and it's one of the fastest ways to begin a healthcare career. Here's the program we're preparing to offer, pending state approval.
Everything below describes the program we're preparing to deliver, designed to Washington's Nursing Assistant-Certified (NA-C) standards. Final hours, schedule, and tuition are confirmed at approval. Pending state approval · Not yet enrolling.
Coming soon
Cohort length
built for working schedules
Day & evening
Planned schedules
confirmed at approval
Small
Class sizes
for hands-on mentorship
In-person
Skills & clinicals
here in Federal Way
Curriculum
Six building blocks of confident care.
Each module pairs classroom learning with skills-lab practice, then carries into supervised clinical time — so knowledge becomes instinct.
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Safety & Infection Control
Standard precautions, hand hygiene, safe transfers, fall prevention, and emergency response.
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Personal Care Skills
Bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, mobility, and the 22 state-tested manual skills.
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Vital Signs & Observation
Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and reporting changes.
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Restorative & Specialized Care
Range-of-motion, dementia and end-of-life care, mental health, and resident dignity.
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Clinical Practicum
Supervised, hands-on care in a real care setting — where classroom skills become muscle memory.
Admissions
What you'll need to start.
General expectations for prospective students. We'll confirm the full checklist when enrollment opens.
- Be at least 18 years old (or meet minor-enrollment rules)
- High-school diploma or GED, or be currently enrolled
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in English
- Pass a background check and required health screenings
- Reliable attendance — caregiving is a hands-on craft
Where it leads
A credential today, a career tomorrow.
Sit for the Washington Nursing Assistant-Certified (NA-C) exam
Work in skilled nursing, assisted living, hospitals, and home care
Build the foundation for LPN, RN, and other nursing pathways
This is the program we're building for you.
Join the interest list and we'll send confirmed schedules, tuition, and start dates the moment we're approved to enroll.
Pending state approval · Not yet enrolling.