Nurse Assistant / Home Health Aide
Ventura Training Institute · Camarillo, CA
- Cost
- $2,797
- Length
- 6 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 94%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 722
- Finished the program
- 94%Based on 804 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 94%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $4,809A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Camarillo is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Registered Nurses
Job ads may call this: Staff Nurse · Charge Nurse · School Nurse · Relief Charge Nurse
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
- Typical pay in California
- $144,197per year
- Projected openings
- 228,840
- Projected change
- +13.5%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 54% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 31% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.5%
- High school diploma
- 1%
- Started college, no degree
- 4%
- Two-year degree
- 26%
- Four-year degree
- 54%
- Master's degree
- 12%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 3%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
The Department publishes no description and no task list for this job. That is a gap in the federal record, not a sign that the work is unusual.
These figures describe a wider group of jobs
California publishes no separate pay or openings figures for the occupation this program trains for (31-1122). It reports that work only inside Home Health and Personal Care Aides, the larger category the occupation classification files it under, so the pay, openings and projected change below belong to that whole category. Read them as the range this job sits inside, not as a figure for the job itself.
- Typical pay in California
- $35,189per year
- Projected openings
- 2,125,350
- Projected change
- +41.3%
- Usually needs
- Not shown for this programCalifornia does publish a usual entry requirement for Home Health and Personal Care Aides, but it is one answer for the whole group and can name a degree this program's own occupation never asks for. It is left out here rather than shown beside a program it may not describe. That is this site's decision, not something the provider failed to report.
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- Under a month
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 36% of the people doing this work.
- No high school diploma
- 17%
- High school diploma
- 36%
- Started college, no degree
- 24%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 11%
- Master's degree
- 3%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.7%
Nursing Assistants
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Nurses' Aide · Nursing Aide · Nursing Assistant · Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
- Typical pay in California
- $48,836per year
- Projected openings
- 172,680
- Projected change
- +10.3%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 37% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 10%
- High school diploma
- 37%
- Started college, no degree
- 31%
- Two-year degree
- 11%
- Four-year degree
- 8%
- Master's degree
- 2%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.6%
It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
The Nursing Assistant Program, approved by the California Department of Public Health and regulated by Title 22, will train students to provide care in nursing homes, long-term facilities and hospitals. Students will receive 60 hours of theory instruction and 100 hours of clinical experience at a clinical site under instructors supervision. The CDPH regulates the requirements, materials and hours and this program follows a CDPH approved schedule. Graduates of the program will meet the minimum state requirement to take the California state competency examination to become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). Upon completion of the CNA program, students can take either the HHA or RNA program at no additional cost within 6 months of the course completion date.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
America`s Job Center of California OxnardComprehensive center
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675)
2901 N. Ventura RoadThird FloorOxnard, CA 93036-1150about 12 miles away
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
America`s Job Center of California - Simi ValleyAffiliate site
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675) or toll-free at 833-810-9675
2900 N. Madera Rd.County of Ventura Human Services Center Suite 100Simi Valley, CA 93065about 12.4 miles away
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
South Valley WorkSource CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 818-237-9099
20920 Warner Center LaneSuote CWoodland Hills, CA 91367about 22.4 miles away
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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