FAQs

 

Frequently Asked Questions for CareBridge Academy CNA Program

Classes are $1845 in total, including the cost of enrollment fee. This includes all educational materials including books and scrubs.
No, the class is not free. It costs $1845. We do work with workforce partners, including PA Careerlink, so you may be able to get Careerlink funding. Please contact PA Careerlink for questions about eligibility.
Day classes are 3.5 weeks, they run Monday - Friday, 8:30am-3:00pm. Night classe are 5 weeks, running from Monday to Thursday, 4 PM to 9:15 PM.
Yes! We now offer evening classes. The classes run from 4 PM to 9:15 PM Monday through Thursday.
No. All classes are done in person at our school location as well as the clinical location.
We are located at 448. N 10th street, Suite 400, Philadelphia PA 19123. Our Darby location is at 1201 Springfield Rd, Darby, PA 19023. Click here for directions or to view us on Google Maps.
No, financial aid is not available. The school proudly accepts Afterpay as a payment option, for eligible students who qualify.
CNA classes are only offered in English.
This is due to state regulations that require all CNA classes to be completed in English.
To meet state regulations, students must complete all 100 hours of the course. Therefore, students generally cannot miss any part of the course. If you have any obligations during the course being offered, you may want to consider alternate course start dates or a different School schedule that might meet your needs.
It includes your registration fee ($150), book fee ($100), one set of scrubs, one blood pressure reader and stethoscope, and remaining tuition amount of $1595.
Registration is done online, simply click on the "Apply Now" button to start.
A GED or high school diploma is NOT required. All students are required to complete a 20 question entrance exam at the office to ensure the student meets the English language comprehension needs of the program as well as a math examination.
Please reference our class schedule, which is updated on a regular basis. Generally speaking, our classes start every two weeks on Monday, and every 3 weeks for evening courses. If you do not see a future class listed on the calendar, it usually just means it is not posted. As mentioned, classes begin ever 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the location! There is always a class available upcoming.
You will need your $250 enrollment fee, two forms of ID, your COVID vaccination card (or have a declination form completed). Also, be prepared to take an entrance exam. The whole registration step one process should take between 30 minutes and one hour. There is a second step of the application that must be completed before the class start date as well.
The payment plan allows you to break up payments through agreement with school administration. Please note, however, that when doing a payment plan that all fees must be paid before starting the program and all fees must be paid by day one start date.
There is a variety of nearby street parking at our Philadelphia location. Additionally, there are several pay lots nearby as well as numerous public transportation options. Our Darby location has plenty of free parking.
All students must have a state background check run before starting. Additionally, students must complete a tuberculosis test and physical done on our form. These forms and instructions can be found in the application, just go to the "Apply Now" section to start. You can also do your background check at https://epatch.pa.gov/home and click on "submit a new record check." The school WILL NOT ACCEPT volunteer record checks
We accept cash, check, Venmo, Apple Pay, or Zelle. Credit cards and CashApp can also be accepted for a 3 percent additional fee.
Clinical sites vary, but currently clinicals are held within a 30 minute drive of the school’s location in Philadelphia, PA.
The tuberculosis (TB) screening test and physical can be done at a variety of places, including with most of your family physicians or primary care physicians (PCPs). We recommend and work with several local urgent care facilities that can get results back quickly, including Vybe Urgent Care and also AFC Urgent Care. Nearby locations include: AFC Urgent Care 180 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123 (267) 319-8047 Vybe Urgent Care 1500 Spring Garden St Ste R105, Philadelphia, PA 19130 (267) 768-8288
For the State of Pennsylvania background checks, please reference our step by step guide here. You can also find the instructions on our website under “Resources” and then “Documents and Forms.” For State of Pennsylvania background checks, fingerprints are not required.
If you have lived in Pennsylvania for less than two years, you will need an FBI background check in addition to the state of PA background check. For the FBI background, fingerprints are required. Please reference the instructions for running and scheduling an FBI background check or you can find the instructions on our website under “Resources” and then “Documents and Forms.”
Once a student successfully completes the program, they are then eligible to take the state exam through Credentia 365. Students must graduate from the program before they are eligible to take the state test.
The course must be paid in full before the student's assigned start date. However, the school is glad to work with students to set up a payment plan option so they can pay installments before their class begins.
Yes, the school will schedule an orientation with you, which is mandatory. This will go over requirements, expectations, and other information to review all steps of the program from registration, to enrollment, to the class itself, and finally to graduation and registering for state examinations.
CareBridge Academy is pleased to offer a graduation ceremony to commemorate the special and important milestone in our students' lives. Our graduation ceremony takes place every 5 to 6 weeks, and includes classes that graduated during that period. The graduation ceremony takes place at 6950 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119.
All physical forms must be done on our physical exam sheet to be in compliance and no other physicals are acceptable for school enrollment. A recent tuberculosis test may be acceptable, if you have had a quantiferon gold blood test that was negative within 12 months prior to enrollmlent. A tuberculosis skin test is only allowable if the student had a proper two-step PPD. THIS MEANS THE STUDENT HAS HAD FOUR TOTAL DOCTOR'S VISITS AND HAD THE TB SKIN TEST PLACED TWICE. Most students confuse this with a one-step, which means that they went once and then went back again several days later to get the results read. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT ALLOWED UNDER STATE REGULATIONS AND IF THAT IS THE CASE THE STUDENT WILL NEED TO REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN.
Yes.