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[contentblock id=15]In Mississippi, certified nurse aides, also known as nursing assistants or CNAs for short, are basic health care providers who work directly with patients under the general supervision of a doctor or nurse in medical care facilities. As with other types of care providers, ideal CNA candidates will be patient, compassionate, have great interpersonal and communication skills, and have a genuine desire to help others. In order to secure a position as a CNA you must either have a high school diploma or the equivalent and have taken CNA training classes as part of a CNA training program and successfully passed the Nurse Aide competency evaluation test. This last part is very important because in order to work in any medical facility as a certified nursing assistant you must possess certification from the state in which you are practicing. The state board of nursing is responsible for oversight of CNA training programs and must ensure that students prepared to perform the skills required of a CNA.


How Can I Find CNA Training Programs Near Me?


Browse our list of Mississippi schools that offer CNA training courses to become a certified nursing assistant. Nurse aide programs are usually offered at community colleges, junior colleges, trade schools and technical/vocational schools. Our directory includes as many CNA programs as possible, but is not complete as there may be additional CNA programs that are not listed here. Many long-term care facilities offer CNA training to current employees and trainees. In many cases these programs are not widely advertised, but can be found by calling the facilities directly.


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How Much Can You Make as a CNA in Mississippi?


The CNA position is in great demand, but be advised that career advancement opportunities are limited without additional education. To see significant increases in pay, one will want to pursue either the LPN or RN designation. The average CNA salary in Mississippi is $29,901 per year. Nurse aide job duties typically include…


* Providing essential patient care

* Measuring and recording vital signs

* Assisting with patient exercise and movement

* Controlling the spread of infection

* Assisting doctors and nurses




How to Become a CNA in Mississippi


Students can earn their CNA certification and start their career as a certified nursing assistant in less than six months. The first step is to find and complete an approved CNA training program. Each individual state sets its own required amount of credit hours necessary to become a CNA. Typical programs take around 6-12 weeks to complete and must include a minimum of 75 hours of training. The average cost of a CNA course is between $500 – $1,500, although sometimes there are free CNA classes available. The second step is to take the Mississippi CNA certification exam and achieve a passing score. The third and final step is to register with the Mississippi Nurse Aide Registry as a Certified Nursing Assistant.


Can I Transfer My CNA License to Mississippi?


If you are a certified nursing assistant from another state and have just moved to Mississippi you can apply to the Nursing Aide Registry in Mississippi for what is called “reciprocity”. As long as you can provide verification that you completed a state approved CNA certification program, are currently certified in another state, and have worked as a CNA recently. You would not need to take the Mississippi exam or training if you are granted reciprocity. All CNA licenses need to be renewed every two years and must have worked a minimum of 160 hours within those two years.


How Much Does CNA Training Cost? How Long Does it Take?


People that are interested in becoming a CNA can receive training at community colleges, vocational schools, technical colleges, the American Red Cross, and even some high schools. You can expect most training courses to last for 3-6 months and cover topics such as…


* Patient/Resident Rights

* Medical Terminology

* Infection Control

* Emergency Treatments (CPR)

* Patient Care (bathing, checking vital signs, oral care, mobility assistance, etc)


Often you can find health care facilities like nursing homes that offer free CNA training and will even pay for the state test. In exchange for the free training, the facility usually requires that you become their employee for a minimum period of time after completing your training and certification. One advantage of these types of programs is that you have the opportunity to learn while you are getting paid to work. Another advantage is that the training typically lasts a short period of time (about 2-6 weeks). Additionally, you already have a job in place once you become certified.


After you conclude your training, contact Pearson Vue (exam administrators) so that they can send you an application. A completed application, along with the testing fee is required before an exam date can be scheduled. Upon successfully passing the test, a certification number will be assigned and Pearson Vue will mail your certified nursing assistant license.




CNA Training Programs in Mississippi (MS)








A.P. Fatherree Vocational School – Laurel


2409 Moose Drive, Laurel, MS 39440

Phone: (601) 425-2378


Adams County Nursing Center – Natchez


587 John R. Junkin Drive, Natchez, MS 39120

Phone: (601) 446-8426


Attala County Nursing Center – Kosciusko


326 Highway 12 West, Kosciusko, MS 39090

Phone: (662) 289-1200


Attala County Vo-Tech Center – Kosciusko


450 Highway 12 East, Kosciusko, MS 39090

Phone: (662) 289-2689


Aurora Australis Lodge – Columbus


310 Emerald Drive, Columbus, MS 39702

Phone: (662) 327-8021


Baldwyn-Pontotoc Nurse Aide Training Center – Tupelo


830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801

Phone: (662) 377-3454


Batesville Job Corps Center


821 Highway 51 South, Batesville, MS 38606

Phone: (662) 563-4656


Batesville Training Center


103-3 Woodland Road, Batesville, MS 38606

Phone: (662) 578-2068


Billdora Senior Care – Tylertown


314 Enochs Street, Tylertown, MS 39667

Phone: (601) 876-2173


Biloxi High School Career Technology Center


1845 Richard Drive, Biloxi, MS 39532

Phone: (228) 435-6105


Bolivar County Community Action Agency – Cleveland


810 East Sunflower Road, Suite 120, Cleveland, MS 38732

Phone: (662) 846-1491


Brandon Court


100 Burnham Road, Brandon, MS 39042

Phone: (601) 664-2259


Brookwood Manor Nursing Center – Leakesville


1300 Melody Lane, Leakesville, MS 39451

Phone: (601) 394-2331


Camellia Estates – McComb


1714 White Street, McComb, MS 39648

Phone: (601) 250-0066


Carl Keen Vocational Center – Clarksdale


1050 Walnut Street, Clarksdale, MS 38614

Phone: (662) 627-8580


Choctaw Residential Center


135 Hospital Circle, One Lake Place, Choctaw, MS 39350

Phone: (601) 656-2582


Claiborne County Vo-Tech Complex – Port Gibson


161 Old Highway 18 #1, Port Gibson, MS 39150

Phone: (601) 437-3800


Claiborne Senior Care – Port Gibson


2124 Old Highway 61 South, Port Gibson, MS 39150

Phone: (601) 437-8737


Clarke County Vocational Center – Quitman


910 North Archusa Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355

Phone: (601) 776-5219


CNA Training Center, Inc. – Jackson


350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 3620, Jackson, MS 39213

Phone: (601) 364-1188


Coahoma Community College – Clarksdale


3240 Friars Point Road, Clarksdale, MS 38614

Phone: (662) 627–2571


Coastal Medical Training Institute LLC


12100 US 49 N Suite # 736, Gulfport, MS 39503

Phone: (833) 473-1476


Community Eldercare Training Center – Tupelo


2844 Traceland Drive, Tupelo, MS 38803

Phone: (662) 680-3148


Copiah Living Center – Crystal Springs


806 West Georgetown Street, Crystal Springs, MS 39059

Phone: (601) 892-1880


Copiah-Lincoln Community College – Wesson


P.O. Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191

Phone: (601) 849-0133 or (601) 643-8709


Corporate Management, Inc. – Diamondhead


5427 Gex Road, Diamondhead, MS 39525

Phone: (228) 255-4832


Cottage Grove Nursing Home – Jackson


1116 Forest Avenue, Jackson, MS 39206

Phone: (601) 366-6461


Covenant Health and Rehabilitation of Picayune


1620 Read Road, Picayune, MS 39466

Phone: (601) 798-1811


Covenant Health and Rehabilitation of Vicksburg


2850 Porter’s Chapel Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180

Phone: (601) 638-9211


Covington County Nursing Center


P.O. Box 1089, Collins, MS 39428

Phone: (601) 765-8262


Crystal Health and Rehabilitation of Greenwood


902 Sgt. John Pittman Drive, Greenwood, MS 38930

Phone: (662) 453-9173


Daniel Health Care, Inc. – Fulton


804 South Adams, Fulton, MS 38843

Phone: (662) 862-2165


Delta Health Group Training Center – Gulfport


1530 Broad Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501

Phone: (228) 864-6544


Driftwood Nursing Home – Gulfport


1500 Broad Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501

Phone: (228) 868-1314


East Central Community College – Decatur


P.O. Box 129, Decatur, MS 39327

Phone: (601) 635-2111


East Mississippi Community College – Scooba


1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS 39358

Phone: (662) 476-5103


East Mississippi Community College Golden Triangle Campus – Mayhew


8731 South Frontage Road, Mayhew, MS 39753

Phone: (662) 243-1998


East Mississippi State Hospital – Meridian


4555 Highland Park Drive, Meridian, MS 39307

Phone: (601) 482-6186


Essential Health Careers


618 Briarwood Dr Unit C, Jackson, MS 39211

Phone: (601) 914-6600


Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc. Workforce Training Project – Belzoni


803 Martin Luther King Street, Belzoni, MS 39038

Phone: (662) 247-4288


Glen Oaks Nursing Center – Lucedale


55 Susanne Street, Lucedale, MS 39452

Phone: (601) 947-2783


Graceland Care Center of Pontotoc


278 West 8th Street, Pontotoc, MS 38863

Phone: (662) 489-6411


Greene Rural Health Center – Leakesville


1017 Jackson Street, Leakesville, MS 39451

Phone: (601) 394-2371


Grenada Living Center


1950 Grandview Drive, Grenada, MS 38901

Phone: (662) 226-9554


Healthcare Institute of Jackson


405 Briarwood Drive, Suite 110, Jackson, MS 39206

Phone: (601) 956-3940


Heritage House Nursing Center – Vicksburg


3103 Wisconsin Avenue, Vicksburg, MS 39180

Phone: (601) 638-1514


Highland Home – Ridgeland


638 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS 39157

Phone: (601) 853-0415


Hillcrest Nursing Center, LLC – Magee


1401 1st Avenue NE, Magee, MS 39111

Phone: (601) 849-0384


Hilltop Manor, Inc. – Union


101 Kirkland Street, Union, MS 39365

Phone: (601) 774-8233


Hinds Community College Nursing Allied Health Center – Jackson


1750 Chadwick Drive, Jackson, MS 39204

Phone: (601) 371-3522


Holmes Community College – Goodman


P.O. Box 409, Goodman, MS 39079

Phone: (662) 472-9105


Holmes Community College – Grenada


1060 Avent Drive, Grenada, Mississippi 38901

Phone: (662) 226-0830


Humphreys County Nursing Home – Belzoni


500 CCC Road, Belzoni, MS 39038

Phone: (662) 247-1821


Itawamba Community College – Tupelo


2176 South Eason Blvd., Tupelo, MS 38804

Phone: (662) 620-5202


Itawamba Community College at Monroe County Vo-Tech Site


50057 Airport Road, Aberdeen, MS 39730

Phone: (662) 620-5202



Itawamba Community College Neon Project – Fulton


602 West Hill Street, Fulton, MS 38843

Phone: (662) 868-8000


Itawamba County Vocational Center – Fulton


200 Vo-Tech Road, Fulton, MS 38843

Phone: (662) 862-3137


Jasper County Nursing Home – Bay Springs


15A South 6th Street, Bay Springs, MS 39422

Phone: (601) 764-2101


Jefferson County Vo-Tech Center – Fayette


205 Industrial Park Drive, Fayette, MS 39069

Phone: (601) 786-3642


Jones County Junior College – Ellisville


900 South Court Street, Ellisville, MS 39437

Phone: (601) 477-4219


Jones County Rest Home – Ellisville


Route 4, Box 194, Ellisville, MS 39437

Phone: (601) 477-3334


Landmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – Booneville


100 Lauren Drive, Booneville, MS 38829

Phone: (662) 720-0972


Landmark of DeSoto – Horn Lake


3068 Nail Road West, Horn Lake, MS 38637

Phone: (662) 280-1219


Lawrence County Nursing Center – Monticello


700 Jefferson Street, Monticello, MS 39654

Phone: (601) 587-2593


Leake County Vo-Tech Center – Carthage


703 Northwest Street, Carthage, MS 39051

Phone: (601) 267-8442


Liberty Community Living Center


323 Industrial Park Drive, Liberty, MS 39645

Phone: (601) 657-1000


McComb Nursing and Rehabilitation Center


415 Marion Avenue, McComb, MS 39648

Phone: (601) 684-8700


Meadville Nursing Home


300 Highway 556 and Route 2, Meadville, MS 39653

Phone: (601) 384-5861


MedTech Health Academy


595 Northpark Dr Suite B, Ridgeland, MS 39157

Phone: (769) 218-2357


Meridian Community College


910 Highway 19 North, Meridian, MS 39307

Phone: (601) 483-8241 or (601) 484-8745


Mid-Delta Academy – Belzoni


405 Hayden Street, Belzoni, MS 39038

Phone: (662) 247-1254


Millsaps Career and Technology Center – Starkville


803 Louisville Road, Starkville, MS 39759

Phone: (662) 324-4170


Mississippi Care Center of Alcorn County – Corinth


3701 Joanne Drive, Corinth, MS 38834

Phone: (662) 287-8071


Mississippi Care Center of DeKalb


220 Willow Avenue, DeKalb, Mississippi 39328

Phone: (601) 743-5888


Mississippi Care Center of Morton


96 Old Highway 80 East, Morton, MS 39117

Phone: (601) 732-6361


Mississippi Delta Community College – Greenville


2900 Highway 1 South, Greenville, MS 38701

Phone: (662) 246-6417


Mississippi Delta Community College – Greenwood


2901 Highway 82 East, Greenwood, MS 38930

Phone: (662) 453-6323


Mississippi Delta Community College – Moorhead


P.O. Box 668, Moorhead, MS 38761

Phone: (662) 246-6432


Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Gulfport


10298 Express Drive, Gulfport, MS 39503

Phone: (228) 897-4379


Mississippi Job Corps Center – Crystal Springs


400 Harmony Road, Crystal Springs, MS 39059

Phone: (601) 892-3348


Mississippi Methodist Senior Services Training Center – Tupelo


2800 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38801

Phone: (662) 844-1441


Mississippi State Hospital – Whitfield


P.O. Box 157-A, Whitfield, MS 39193

Phone: (601) 351-8000


Northeast Mississippi Community College – Booneville


101 Cunningham Boulevard, Booneville, MS 38829

Phone: (662) 720-7249


Northwest Mississippi Community College – Senatobia


4975 Highway 51 North, Senatobia, MS 38668

Phone: (662) 562-3361


Northwest Mississippi Community College Lafayette-Yalobusha Center


1310 Belk Avenue, Oxford, MS 38655

Phone: (662) 236-2023


Oasis Health and Rehabilitation of Yazoo City


925 Calhoun Avenue, Yazoo City, MS 39194

Phone: (601) 746-7770


Pearl River Community College – Hattiesburg


5448 US Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Phone: (601) 554-5537


Perry County Nursing Center – Richton


206 Bay Avenue, Richton, MS 39476

Phone: (601) 788-2490


Pine Belt Educational Service Center – Laurel


923-B Sawmill Road, Laurel, MS 39441

Phone: (601) 649-4141


Plaza Nursing Center – Pascagoula


4403 Hospital Road, Pascagoula, MS 39567

Phone: (228) 762-8960


Queen City Nursing Center – Meridian


1201 28th Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301

Phone: (601) 483-1467


Rolling Acres Retirement Center – Raleigh


309 Magnolia Drive, Highway 35 South, Raleigh, MS 39153

Phone: (601) 782-4244


Sardis Community Nursing Home


613 East Lee Street, Sardis, MS 38666

Phone: (662) 487-2720


Senatobia Convalescent Center


402 Getwell Drive, Senatobia, MS 38668

Phone: (662) 562-5664


Silver Cross Nursing Home – Brookhaven


503 Silver Cross Drive, Brookhaven, MS 39601

Phone: (601) 833-2361


Southeastern Career Training Center American Red Cross Partnership – Jackson


2246 Flowood Drive, Jackson, MS 39232

Phone: (601) 267-8381


Southwest Mississippi Community College – Summit


College Drive, Summit, MS 39666

Phone: (601) 276-3864


SuperiorCare Medical Academy


204 Stateline Rd W, Southaven, MS 38671

Phone: (662) 253-8543


Superior Healthcare Services, Inc. – Cleveland


201 West Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38732

Phone: (662) 843-0030


Tippah County Nursing Home – Ripley


P.O. Box 499, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Phone: (662) 837-9221


Tishomingo Manor – Iuka


230 Kaki Avenue, Iuka, MS 38852

Phone: (662) 423-9112


Trinity Mission Health and Rehabilitation – Clinton


102 Woodchase Park Drive, Clinton, MS 39056

Phone: (601) 924-7043


Trinity Mission Health and Rehabilitation Great Oaks, LLC – Byhalia


111 Chase Street, Byhalia, Mississippi 38611

Phone: (662) 838-3670


Tupelo Training Center


144 South Thomas Street, Spanish Village, Suite 204-205, Tupelo, MS 38801

Phone: (662) 841-6814


Wayne County Vo-Tech Center – Waynesboro


800 Collins Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367

Phone: (601) 735-5036


Wilkinson County Senior Care – Centreville


116 South Lafayette Street, Centreville, MS 39631

Phone: (601) 645-5253


Windham House of Hattiesburg


37 Hillcrest Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39402

Phone: (601) 264-0058


Winona Public Schools Vo-Tech


300 North Applegate Street, Winona, MS 38967

Phone: (662) 283-3601


Yalobusha County Nursing Home – Water Valley


P.O. Box 728, Water Valley, MS 38965

Phone: (662) 473-1411







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