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Hiawatha School District to offer CNA course on high school campus

Hiawatha School Board · November 10, 2025
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The district will offer an in-district Certified Nursing Assistant course next school year, giving juniors and seniors the chance to earn six hours of college credit and sit for the CNA credential. The program is capped at 10 students per section and is supported by a roughly $6,000 grant for simulation equipment.

The Hiawatha School Board heard that the district will begin offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class on the high school campus next fall, designed to run during the regular school day and provide both high school and college credit. "Next year, we will offer our own CNA class on our campus during the regular school day," Speaker 5 said, adding that students will be able to earn six hours of college credit and sit for the CNA credential with testing in Atchison.

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