Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Nursing Aides And Attendants
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Front Range Community College and Community College of Denver.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Community College of Denver, Otero Junior College, Trinidad State Junior College, and Pueblo Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Morgan Community College, Arapahoe, Trinidad State Junior College, and Colorado Mountain College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Colorado Northwestern Community College, Colorado Mountain College, Trinidad State Junior College, and Otero Junior College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Colorado Northwestern Community College, Trinidad State Junior College, Otero Junior College, and Colorado Mountain College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Southeast Colorado Hospital • Springfield, CO
Studying CNA (completion in 2006)
• 9/15/2011
"The education was enough to pass the state test. But it was unrealistic for what happens in real life."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | There's better places to receive an education. Being a health aide isn't as rewarding as most would think. The burnout rate is rather high in my area. You don't do this job for money. |
| Program Reputation | 1 | Most CNAs who go through the program don't stay with the job. The program doesn't prepare students for what happens in real life. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The class taught what was needed in order to pass the state test. It didn't teach what actually happens in the field. |
| Instruction | 5 | Instruction allowed me to pass the state test, though the instructors didn't work in the same field as the students. |
| How Difficult | 1 | It wasn't challenging. There was no real work load. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Considering that it's in the health field, there was a good mixture of both. We had dummies for practice and demonstrations and a textbook for theory. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | The classes were only offered Monday through Friday. There were no flexible options. |
| Academic Facilities | 1 | There were no labs, computers, libraries or other facilities. Instructors only knew how to pass the state test. |
| Social Life | 5 | There was a good range of networking abilities, I got to meet new people. |
| Placement Services | 9 | The program helps students find jobs but not ones they keep in the long run. Most students go right to work after finishing the program but very few stay more than six months. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | There is no network or support. |
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