CNA courses in No. California (East Bay Area)

Hello,

I'm a newbie in this great site!

Does anyone know a good school in Northern California,
(preferably east bay area) that offers CNA courses?

I have no background in the medical field, should I go
take Medical Assisting Courses first, or can I go directly
to CNA courses?

TIA for your help!
did you ever find a cheap cna course in the east bay?

Never heard back from you so don't know if you found a good CNA course. But for others with the same question: sources of CNA courses: local community colleges, local adult education/job placement schools, local long term care facilities, local private schools, occasional private vendors (there was one advertising in the Palo Alto local paper), your local chapter of the Red Cross. Community colleges or local adult education/job placement schools are the best choices. Community colleges offer college credit that may be required for their nursing programs. Good luck to anyone looking for CNA courses.

Here's a link:http://www.dhs.ca.gov/Lnc/download/c...20programs.pdfThe cheapest I've heard is Nightengale.

Medical assistant is really different from CNA and it takes longer to do. Here are so great schools for CNA that I have found (I am in the east bay and face the same problem). These are the cheapest programs I have found and some facts about them.Nightinggale Nursing:http://www.nightingalenursing.com/home.htmlProgram cost:$825What does it include? Mostly everything execept a uniform and some other things.Place:San LeandroEvening classes? NoBay Area Nursing academy:http://www.bayareanursingacademy.com/?page_id=12Program cost:$875What does it include? Mostly everything except a uniform and some other things.Place:SeveralEvening classes? NoCastro Valley adulthttp://www.cvadult.org/Program cost:$699What does it include? Mostly everything except a uniform and some other things.Place:Castro valleyEvening classes? NoPASSinstitutehttp://passinstitute.com/Program cost:$1,200What does it include? Not a lot.Place:PleasantonEvening classes? NoCornerstone college:http://www.thecornerstonecollege.com/Program cost:$1,116.50What does it include? mostly everything except the uniform and some other things.Place:Livermore,Hayward, and some other places.Evening classes? YesHope this has helped you in your quest!

Thanks for the list, MagicHospital.I want to add Northern California Nursing Academy.www.ncnursingacademy.comMy classmates come from various areas of the Bay Area - East, South and North because NCNA is the most affordable and flexible to our schedule. Not to mention, the school have a high passing rate on the Certification Exam.