CNA Alaska Certification

Quick info on how to become a certified nursing assistant or CNA in Alaska
The certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program in Alaska is typically consisted of 160 hours of classroom instruction, and onsite hands-on experience in labs and clinics. When you’ve completed the educational requirements, you’ll be eligible for the CNA Alaska certification exam.

The Alaska Board of Nursing governs the CNA programs and other medical fields in the state. Prerequisites for CNA program enrollment include a high school diploma or GED, no communicable or infectious disease, and unblemished criminal record.

CNA Alaska Certification

• Complete the state-approved CNA formal education
• Successfully pass the written and skill CNA Alaska examination
• Must submit fingerprint cards and results of state and federal background check

The whole CNA course will take for approximately 8 to 13 weeks, or 2 to 6 months, with the cost ranging from $1000 to $2000.

CNA Alaska Certification Fees

Nonrefundable Application Fee – $50

Certification Fee – $120

Fingerprint Processing Fee – $59

Examination Fee – $50

Our featured top 5 state-approved certified nursing assistant schools in Alaska:

1. Alaska Technical Center, Cindy Lincoln, P O Box 51, Kotzebue, AK 99752, Phone: (907) 442-3733, Toll-Free: (800) 478-3733, Fax: (907) 442-2764
2. Alaska’s Institute of Technology (AVTEC), Seward Campus: 809 2nd Avenue, Seward, Alaska 99664, Phone: (907) 224-3322, Toll free no.: 1-800-478-5389, Fax: (907) 224-4400

Anchorage Campus: 1251 Muldoon Road, Suite 113, Anchorage, Alaska 99504, Phone: (907) 334-2230 / Fax: (907) 334-2237

1. University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Tanana Valley Campus, 1000 University Ave. Rm. 109, Fairbanks, AK 99709, Phone: (907) 455-2876
2. Kodiak College, 117 Benny Benson Drive, Kodiak, Alaska 99615, Phone: (907) 486-1211 (Academic Counselor), Phone: (907) 486-4161 (General phone), Fax: (907) 486-1257, Toll free: (800) 486-7760
3. Providence Extended Care Nurse Aide Course – Anchorage, 4900 Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99504, Phone: (907) 562-2281

CNA Alaska Contact Information

For specific information about state-approved CNA programs, locations, schedules of exam, and fees, you can refer to the address and contact details below:

State of Alaska Nurse Aide Registry

Division of Occupational Licensing

550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1500, Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone: (907) 269-8169 / Fax: (907) 269-8196