Beware of their cancellation policy! The original class date was Aug. 25, which was later changed to Sept. 10. Since the new date didn’t work for us, we requested a cancellation on Aug. 17—3.5 weeks before the program start date - and they still deducted $408 from our refund!
Definitely read the cancellation policy carefully before registering - $408 is a pretty significant cancellation fee for a cancellation made weeks in advance.
I recently passed both the state tests, and it is definitely because of my instructor Mari. She really made the class into a community, and I enjoyed her side notes and silly stories throughout teaching; it helped me get through the beefy textbook. The resources, info packets, and practice tests that the CNA school provided were also amazing!
Bay Area cna school was such an amazing experience, from the instructors attention to detail and making sure the class was crendentia ready for the written exam, to the clinical process which had us completely ready and confident for the skills test. Everyone who was apart of the program was so helpful throughout the entire experience I’d definitely recommend Bay Area cna school for anyone starting their career in nursing
I had a great experience in this CNA program. Ms. Julie was an amazing teacher — very patient, knowledgeable, and supportive throughout the entire class. She made sure we understood the material and helped build our confidence before clinicals and testing.
I truly enjoyed the class and learned so much. The environment was welcoming, encouraging, and hands-on, which made learning easier and more enjoyable. I’m grateful for everything I learned here and would definitely recommend this program to anyone interested in becoming a CNA.
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I just wanted to comment on the incredibly rude person that hung up in my face three times before even actually answering my question. I kept calling back because I never got my question answered. If this is any indication of the type of schooling they provide, I believe the state should look into them.
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I took the 4 week AM program and my instructor was Miss Julie. I can truly say that I did learn a lot during my time here, and it helped having an instructor who was very energetic and passionate about what she was teaching. The size of the class was about 10 students, which allowed us to get close with another and help speed up our learning process. Would highly recommend if you're completely new to healthcare and want some experience in the field.
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This program was the best experience I could've had training to be a CNA! My instructor Mary was diligent and thoughtful. You can tell that Mary and the other staff genuinely care for our success as their students! We did our clinical at Pleasanton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and the staff/patients were amazing! Very great team of CNAs and the patients are very comfortable with us students. I just took my credential written exam and passed! Currently waiting on the skills results! The program perfectly prepared me for the exam and the in person clinicals. Overall, I would recommend this program to everyone. Thank you Bay Area CNA team & Mary!
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Very helpful staff and amazing program! I thoroughly enjoyed my time here :) Thank you so much
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Overall, Bay Area CNA was a fast and efficient program (only 4 weeks) and the instructors were extremely kind. Our clinical site was also a great experience. The facility was nice and I truly enjoyed working with the residents. One area that could be improved is the lecture materials. All the slides appeared to use AI generated pictures that were quite inaccurate. In healthcare education (especially when learning anatomy) I feel that it's important to have visuals that are accurate. I believe that switching those images would make the program much better. Overall though, I had a positive experience and would recommend the program but improving the accuracy of lecture visuals would make it better!
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Bay Area CNA School.... to say the least..... has been life changing for me... I was originally slated to begin a 1 Year $40k Sacramento Area LVN Program, but decided on a CNA Program after my friend's wife successfully graduated.
The school is overall very affordable and they accept installment plans as well. No need to take out loans I'll regret later. The Program Director Ashish.. is very flexible. On one occasion I got sick for a few days and on another I had to fly out of state for a funeral and he made arrangements for me to make up my clinicals at other hospitals during the week.
My instructor; Ms. Beth, was like a friend, sister, and Mother to me and very patient. I would text her in the evenings with school book questions and she'd promptly respond that evening versus waiting till the next school day. I have ADHD and a lot of my questions may come off as dumb or redundant, but she never made me feel any less.
This is a career change for me and the best part was... before school even ended, she told me the hospital we were doing our clinical rotations at would hire me.... and that's exactly what happened. They offered me a job before I even graduated!
I'll be also taking my AED, BLS, & CPR Certifications there as well. You can't go wrong here!
Thank you!