CNA Training Program for Fluent English Speakers

The Community Learning Center's Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program provides hands-on clinical experience to help you start a career in healthcare.

This program is for people who are fluent in English and live in Cambridge. 

To Apply:

• You must be a Cambridge resident.
• You must be able to work in the U.S. (have a valid work permit, resident card, or U.S. citizenship).

Priority is given to members of the American-born Black community. 

Program Schedule

• Runs once a year: March to June. 
• CNA prep classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Community Learning Center (5 Western Ave.) from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Clinical classes meet on Fridays at Labouré College in Milton from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Free transportation provided from Cambridge to Milton.

Sign Up For An Information Session

The CNA Training Program provides:

• In-person and online learning
• Hands-on clinical experience at top hospitals and health clinics
• Dual enrollment at Labouré College of Healthcare in Milton
• Free transportation to Labouré's campus
• Alzheimer's / Dementia Care training
• Job readiness classes, support searching for and applying for jobs in healthcare 
• Free registration for the Massachusetts State Nursing Exam to become state-certified nursing assistant

Program graduates earn: 

• Home Health Aide (HHA) Certificate
• CPR/AED Certificate
• Nursing Assistant Training Program Certificate of Completion

Questions? Contact Valerie Hammond at vhammond@cambridgema.gov or 508-418-4454.

The Community Learning Center (CLC) also offers a CNA Training program for people learning English. Learn more. 

The Community Learning Center’s CNA Training Program is funded through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) MassSTEP