Certified Nursing Assistant Application and Admissions Process

Complete and submit online CNA application. 

Once a student's application has been reviewed by the MCC Health Professions office, the student will be enrolled in requested section (if possible) and notified by email. Students completing minimum requirements will be admitted in the order of completion and submission of all application materials.

Student will receive email with course schedule, bookstore information and a secured link to complete the required background checks through our vendor, One Source.

Please upload the following required items to your online application. To access your application, log into your "My Account" page with your email address. Under "My Applications" where it reads "Action Required" click on "View". Click the link "Supplemental Items & Documents"

• Health History/Physical Exam
• Proof of Health Insurance (This is required by our clinical partners. If you don’t currently have insurance, OneWorld or Charles Drew can assist).
• Proof of Age
  • Copy of driver's license, birth certificate, state ID, or military ID.
  • Student Confidentiality Form
  • Release of Information Consent

• Influenza Vaccination
  •  Documentation of the influenza immunization (flu shot) administered during the current flu season. This is ONLY Required October 1 – April 1. If you cannot receive the flu vaccine due to medical or religious reasons, you must notify your clinical instructor, adhere to your clinical site policy regarding non-vaccination, and contact your program director.

• MMR – Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella Vaccination
  • Documentation of 2 vaccines – OR – positive antibody titers for all 3 components (physician verification of results required). If any component of the titer is negative, you will need to repeat the 2-vaccine series.

• Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccination
  • Documentation of 2 vaccines – OR – positive antibody titer (lab report required) – OR – physician documented history of the disease, including dates of illness.
  • If the titer is negative, the student must receive 1 booster shot.

• Hepatitis B Vaccination
  • Documentation of the 3-vaccine series – OR – a positive antibody titer.
  • If the titer is negative, the student must repeat the 3-vaccine series.
  • If you are just beginning the series, provide documentation of all shots received thus far and provide subsequent documentation when other shots are received.

• TDAP - (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) Vaccination
  • Documentation of Tdap booster administered within the past 10 years.

• TB - Tuberculosis/PPD testing
  • Documentation of one of the following within the past 12 months:
    • Negative PPD skin test
    • Negative QuantiFERON Gold blood test
    • Negative T-spot blood test
    • TB questionnaire completed if there is evidence of previous PPD testing
  • If positive results, one of the following is required each year:
    • Clear chest x-ray report
    • Negative QuantiFERON Gold blood test
    • Negative T-spot blood test

• COVID-19 vaccination- (IF REQUIRED BY CLINICAL FACILITY)
  • NOTE: This is not required at MCC for entry into the program, but students must comply with the requirements of the facility where they attend clinical. This means that evidence of the vaccination must be uploaded as follows or the student must be prepared to vaccinate or provide waiver or exemption documentation depending on what is required by the clinical faculty.
  • Documentation of completed series of vaccination:
    • [Moderna / Pfizer= 2 injections; J&J= one injection]
    • Documentation from affiliated clinical partners of waiver or exemption

Above are the standards for most all of our clinical partners. There may be a variation of requirements, depending on clinical location.

Complete required Background Checks electronically, using the secured link that will be emailed, once student has been registered in the course

• Students under age 19 MUST have a parent or guardian's signature on all Background Check forms.
• Students will receive two background check links. Any student under the age of 19, will be required to have a parent/guardian signature on the documents. One background check link is to OneSource, which uses an electronic signature and the other will be from DHHS which will require a parent/guardian's notarized signature.
• If a student’s background check indicates a felony, the student will not be able to complete the clinical requirement of the course. For this reason, and the possibility that they may not qualify for state registration, a student with a felony will NOT be registered for a CNA course.
• The Nebraska Abuse Registry Check through DHHS requires an Identity Verification form be completed for any student under the age of 19. This form MUST be completed and signed by a parent/guardian in front of a Notary. This ID form will appear after the student has submitted their information to DHHS. The Identity Verification form must be completed and signed in front of a Notary, who will also sign and date the form. Please upload the fully signed document back into the DHHS portal, using the 4-digit pin number selected by the student at the time the link was opened and the Request Number that will appear on the top left of the form. After the report has been received by DHHS, the student will then receive a final results report. NOTE: The DHHS link will expire! Please complete the link ASAP and enter in the correct information as the student will incur additional charges if another link needs to be sent or errors are made during the data entry.

• The CNA textbook and workbook (optional) are not included in the tuition and are available at the MCC bookstore. (Disregard for CNA at high school)
• Clinical week will be discussed on the first day of class. Students will be required to wear gray scrubs, and shoes can be white, gray, or black during this week.
• Students cannot miss more than five hours total, and absences must be in increments of two hours or less. Students cannot miss any time during the week of their clinical. Students may only miss two hours of the first day of class.
• Cost of tuition includes background check and liability insurance fees. Fees will be billed to the student's account. The cost of the CNA course is subject to change without notification.

Financial Aid: For questions about financial aid, contact the Financial Aid office at 531-622-2330.

Recertification: MCC does not offer CNA recertification. If renewal of your certificate is required, contact Clarkson College at 402-552-6148, Nebraska Methodist College at 402-354-7100, Providence Health Career Institute at 402-364-2330 or Nebraska Health Care Learning Center (Elkhorn) at 402-435-3551.

Contact Information for questions:

Metropolitan Community College
Health Professions
South Omaha Campus
Mahoney Building, Room 513
531-MCC-4618
CNA@mccneb.edu

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