Iowa's Community Colleges offer training for individuals interested in becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The colleges offer both classroom studies and hands-on clinical training. Written and skills tests also are provided by the schools for anyone interested. Contact information as well as links for the course and testing information for each community college are provided below. If testing availability does not suit a potential CNA's schedule, they may contact their nearest community college for other options.
Successful completion of both tests is required to be placed on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry (DCW). If a potential CNA does not pass either one of the tests in three attempts, the 75-hour course and tests must be retaken.
Click the name of the school to be linked to the college's CNA program information.
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 S Ankeny Blvd | Ankeny, Iowa 50023
Registration Phone: 800.342.0033 or 515.964.6800
Tammy Steinwandt | tjsteinwandt@dmacc.edu | 515.256.4906
Melissa Simmons | mlsimmons3@dmacc.edu | 515.256.4908
Melanie Muth | mmmuth@dmacc.edu | 515.965.7095
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
101 W Third St | Davenport, Iowa 52801
Registration phone number: 563.441.4100
Debbie Ludvigsen | daludvigsen@eicc.edu | 563.336.3454 | FAX: 563.336.3350
Hawkeye Community College
1501 East Orange Rd | Waterloo, Iowa 50704
Elizabeth Cummings | elizabeth.cummings@hawkeyecollege.edu | 319.296.4456
Indian Hills Community College
525 Grandview Ave | Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Lori Reeves | 641.683.5337 or 800.726.2585 ext. 5337 | FAX: 641.683.5296
Iowa Central Community College
One Triton Cir | Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
Brenda Larsen | 800.362.2793 or 515.574.1330 | FAX: 515.574.1321
Iowa Lakes Community College
3200 College Dr | Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536
Chantel Teeter | cteeter@iowalakes.edu | tel:+1-712-852-5227
Iowa Valley Community College District
3702 South Center St | Marshalltown, Iowa 50158
Jon Nunez | Jon.Nunez@iavalley.edu | 641.844.5656 | FAX: 641.752.1692
Julie Thomas | Julie.Thomas@iavalley.edu | 641.752.4645 | FAX: 641.752.1692
Virginia Zahnd | Virginia.Zahnd@iavalley.edu | 641.844.5623
Iowa Western Community College
2700 College Rd, Box 54-C | Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502-3004
Rhonda Casson | rcasson@iwcc.edu | 712.325.3259 | FAX: 712.325.3271
Jessica Pauley | jpauley@iwcc.edu | 712.325.3387 | FAX: 712.325.3271
Kirkwood Community College
6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW | Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Kimberly Klein | Kimberly.klein@kirkwood.edu | 319.398.4970 | FAX: 319.398.7741
North Iowa Area Community College
500 College Dr | Mason City, Iowa 50401
Conrae Huniker | conrae.huninker@niacc | 641.422.4437 | FAX:641.422.4112
Dena Ketelsen | dena.ketelsen@niacc.edu | 641.422.416 | FAX: 641.423.1711
Northeast Iowa Community College
Waukon Center | 1220 Third Ave. N.W., Ste. 102 | Waukon, Iowa 52172
Jomarie Lund | lundjo@nicc.edu | 844.642.2338 ext. 6905
Northwest Iowa Community College
603 West Park St | Sheldon, Iowa 51201-1046
Sonya Swanson | sswanson@nwicc.edu | 712.324.5061
Southeastern Community College
1500 West Agency Rd, Box 180 | West Burlington, Iowa 52655-0180
Angela Shipley | ashipley1@scciowa.edu | 319.208.5278 or 319.752.2731 ext. 5278 | FAX: 319.208.5005
Southwestern Community College
1501 West Townline St | Creston, Iowa 50801
Kelly Richie | richie@swcciowa.edu | 641.782.1445
Western Iowa Tech Community College
4647 Stone Ave | Sioux City, Iowa 51106
Mary Steinhauer | Mary.Steinhauer@witcc.edu | 712.274.8733 ext. 1471 | FAX: 712.274.6412
Debbie Rodriguez | Debbie.Rodriguez@witcc.edu | 712.274.8733 ext. 2151 | FAX: 712.274.6412