Costs and Supplies

Assumptions

  • Students on payroll for 40 hours a week.
  • 66 hours theory, 118 hours clinical, and 26 hours “other” cannot be counted toward 3.5 Ratio
  • When they are not in class, they can work as CNAs in areas where their instructor has certified their skills. These hours can be counted toward 3.5 Ratio requirements.
  • Training Wage = $10.90 per hour for first 90 days ($10.50 minimum wage + 40¢ wage pass-through), and increases to $11.08 after 90 days (wage pass-through rises to 68¢)
  • Statewide median wage for CNAs was $16.85 an hour, per Salary.com on January 30, 2018.

Costs

  • Fixed Costs ≈ $9,800
  • $8,800 Instructor Cost (LVN, 220 hours, $40 an hour)
  • $500 RN Program Director
  • $500 Expendable Supplies, Copying, etc.

Variable/Per Student Costs ≈ $294

  • $52 LiveScan Criminal Background Check
  • $50 Physical, TB Test, Flu Shot
  • $16 Work Book (single use)
  • $50 two sets of scrubs
  • $105 CNA Certification Exam
  • $10 Student File, containing skills and test record sheets, daily attendance records, LiveScan cover sheet, documentation of physical, TB test, etc.

Classroom Supplies (you will already have much of this)

  • Text Books for 15 students
  • Instructor Manual
  • Classroom Videos (from Text Book Vender, YouTube, etc.)
  • “Your Legal Duty” DVD from California Department of Justice
  • “Classroom Binders” containing approved class schedule, curriculum, regulations, policies & procedures, sample forms, etc.
  • “Test Binders” containing quizzes for student testing.
  • TV with DVD Player
  • Classroom Tables
  • Training Stethoscopes, Manual Blood Pressure Cuffs
  • Poseable Mannequin
  • Locking File Cabinet for Student Records
  • Binders, Folders and Office Supplies
  • White Board and Markers
  • Expendable supplies such as gloves, masks, isolation gowns

Training CNAs in your facility

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