Face masks are required in all indoor facilities regardless of vaccination status. Effective January 1, 2022, proof of vaccination will be required for students, employees and visitors. Visit dccc.edu/vaccine-info for additional information.
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Excellence in Care is offered at least three times per year and is competitively sought out by students. Those interested should call immediately to begin the application process: there may be a waiting list for this class due to its popularity.
At the present time, the nurse aide program is suspended due to the CDC's restrictions regarding visitors for long-term-care facilities. If you are interested in joining the waiting list, please call 610-359-7344 or email [email protected] and leave your name, phone number and email address and someone from Workforce Development will update you with the current status of the Nurse Aide program.
The College does have other high-demand career programs operating in person, such as dialysis technician, EKG technician and phlebotomy. Any one of these programs will be an asset to your future as a nurse aide. For more information, read the course descriptions on our website or call 610-359-7344
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If you are a nurturing and sensitive individual who wants to convert passion into a career, consider training as a nurse aide at Delaware County Community College. The College offers a specialized “Excellence in Care” program as a 133-hour intensive course that prepares students for employment in acute care, acute rehab, hospice, home health care and long-term care facilities.
Our students enjoy a rigorous training program led by professionals with regional experience and insights. Coupled with 60 hours of required clinical experience, students completing the program are well suited to compete for these high demand jobs.
In addition to clinical preparation, this course emphasizes a number of life-enrichment themes that can offer profound and permanent benefits for students:
Students completing this course are qualified to take the Nurse Aide Competency exam with Pearson Vue to be a Nurse Aide placed on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry. Departmental approval is required to enroll in the course to comply with federal and state legislative requirements-OBRA and Act 14.
Students wishing to be considered for this course must complete the following steps:
1. Delaware County Community College application and payment of the application fee
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2. Pre-Entrance Forms:
First Required Form - Pre-Entrance Medical Verification Form - Download the form >> (currently unavailable)
The first required form must be completed by your health care provider. It includes a two-step Tuberculosis Test (Mantoux or PPD). Once the form is completed, signed, and stamped by physician, it must be turned in to Susan Coppock in the division office with program health requirements.
3. Second Required Form - Functional Abilities - Download the form >> (currently unavailable)
This form must be completed by the student.
4. Medical Insurance
You must have proof of current health insurance coverage. (Proof of medical insurance is mandatory).
5. FBI Check: Only complete this step if you have not lived in Pennsylvania in the last two years
View FBI check procedures >> Click the link and follow all of the steps for online registration, including how to obtain your fingerprints. After you have completed all of the steps, you will receive your approval letter from the State Coordinator for Nurse Aide Training Programs. This final approval letter must accompany your entrance packet to Susan Coppock.
Tuition and Fees are due upon registration of course. Estimated costs outlined below are associated with courses beginning Fall 2014: Delaware County Community College reserves the right to change tuition and/or fees without notice.
| Sponsoring School District | Non-Sponsoring School District | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $726.00 | $1,452.00 |
| Activity fee | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| ISF Instructional Support Fee | $342.00 | $342.00 |
| ISF2 Instructional Support Fee | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Records Processing Fee | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Nursing Liability Insurance | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Plant Fee | $18.00 | |
| Estimated Total of Tuition & Fees: | $1,169.00 | $1,913.00 |
Upon successful completion of the course, the student is eligible to apply for competency testing with Pearson Vue. Our classroom is an approved testing site. At the end of the course, you may test as a class and in our classroom or test individually at another Pearson Vue testing site. This is dependent on the number of students testing and classroom availability. In either circumstance, after receiving approval, you will register for the test on the Pearson View website. Your instructor will give details during the course.
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