Provider name:

Antioch Educational Center

Provider description:

Antioch Educational Center is to assist members of low income families in their transition from a state of dependency to self sufficiency by offering programs & services in the areas of education, preparedness and health & wellness. A nonprofit organization dedicate to quality job training for low income resident. Program areas such as clothing temporary shelter legal assist provided to some of the region poorest families. Antioch Educational Center also provide training and mentoring to children that are members of low income families.

Program name:

Nursing Assistant

Program description:

Antioch Education Center's Nursing Assistant program is a 110 hours quality training program that consist of 66 classroom and 44 clinical hours, While the classroom held Antioch Educational Center's facility, the clinical at Ridgeland Nursing Center. The Classroom training program consist of in person training lead by one of the regions top educators, using state of the art technological training equipment and hands on technique. All classroom training, is limited to no more than fifteen students, While the clinical portion has a ratio 8:1. During the clinical portion of training, students are required to work with patients and staff in Ridgeland's only long term care facility. During this time, students are required to use the 25 hands on skills mandated by Credentia. This six week program consist of 20 hours weekly. The training cumulates with a graduation ceremony that consist of a pinning and the awarding of a certificate of completion.

Program URL:

https://www.antiochedc.org/projects

Description of business partnerships:

Ridgeland Nursing Center, as the venue for Antioch Educational center's Nursing Assistant students.

Year first offered:

2014

Student teacher ratio:

1:8

If any, what are the prerequisites for this program?

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Total Cost:

$1300.00