Overview
New Hampshire Healthcare practitioners and healthcare support occupations account for 9,500 projected jobs by 2030, nearly 20 percent of all new jobs in the decade. Employment projects specifically for NH Licensed Nursing Assistants is expected to rise 6.8% between 2020 and 2030.
Though there are many LNA training programs available in New Hampshire, the Manchester Community College (MCC) LNA training program is designed with flexibility in mind. The program is a hybrid model, which includes online learning coupled with in-person lab and clinical hours. The model assists those that are currently employed to have time to maintain a job and participate in learning for their new career.
Training includes skill development in:
- Providing direct patient care
- Quality communication
- Infection control
- Safety and body mechanics
- Legal and ethical issues
Certification Preparedness
At completion, students will be prepared to sit for the state certification examination and submit their Board of Nursing LNA license application.
Eligibility
Eligible students shall:
- Demonstrate the ability to read, comprehend, write, and communicate in English, relative to job-related assignments
- Have not been convicted of a felony
- Pass a drug screening
- Comply with MCC’s application procedures
- Comply with MCC’s tuition requirements
Class Format
This program consists of a hybrid mix of online theory, in-person lab instruction, and clinical experience for a total of 144 hours.
- 60 hours, online, theory
- 24 hours, in-person, laboratory
- 60 hours, on-site, clinical
The LNA training program will prepare eligible candidates to practice as nursing assistants in a professional role.
Hourly Commitment
| Program Area | Delivered via | Weekly Details | Total Hours |
| Classroom Theory | Online Learning | Throughout the 6 week schedule | 60 hrs. |
| Classroom Laboratory | In-Person Learning | Typically 8 hours per day for 3 days | 24 hrs. |
| Clinical | Clinical Location | Typically 8 hours per day for 7.5 days | 60 hrs. |
| Total: | 144 hrs. |
A syllabus and specific schedule is available upon request. Check the “Hybrid Schedule” tab for session days and dates.
Please Note: It is expected that all classwork be completed prior to the lab and clinical time. Plan for additional time during online learning for homework if needed.
Program Costs
Tuition & Books: $2,200*
*Includes tuition and books; supply fees are required and listed in the application packet.
This program is WIOA and SNAP E&T eligible.
Schedule
There are several different enrollment options currently open for the LNA certificate offered through the workforce development center at Manchester Community College. Please scroll to view trainings held at both Great Bay Community College and Manchester Community College.
Training at MCC
MCC Licensed Nursing Assistant: Hybrid Schedule, Open Enrollment
Classes are offered as a Hybrid Module in which the theory part of the course is done online, the labs are done in person at MCC, and the clinicals are held at either Bedford Nursing and Rehab Center in Bedford or Villa Crest in Manchester.
(Detail dates for each session listed below.)
Course Number: NCHC35M
Class Location: Manchester Community College (MCC), Manchester NH
Class Dates: October 6, 2025 to November 20, 2025
Orientation: Wednesday, October 1, 8:30-10am; at MCC Room 127
Lab Dates & Times: 8am–4:30pm, at MCC Room 127 (24 hours total)
- Tuesday, 10/7
- Wednesday, 10/8
- Thursday, 10/9
Clinical location, Dates & Times: Clinical Site TBD (60 hours total)
- Orientation: 8am-Noon; 10/22
- Clinical: 7am-3:30pm; 10/28, 10/29, 11/5, 11/6, 11/12, 11/13, 11/19
Theory: Didactic completed online through CCSNH Canvas Learning Modules (60 hours total)
Application and background check due to [email protected] by 9/15/25.
Training at GBCC
Licensed Nursing Assistant: 6-Week Hybrid Schedule, Open Enrollment
Course Number: NCHC35M
Class Location: Great Bay Community College (GBCC), Portsmouth NH
(Detail dates for each session listed below.)
Class Dates: Sept. 22, 2025 to October 31, 2025
Orientation: Monday, September 22, 9–11am at GBCC
Lab Dates & Times: 8am–4:30pm, at GBCC (24 hours total)
- Thursday 9/25
- Tuesday 9/30
- Thursday 10/2
Clinical location, Dates & Times: Edgewood Center in Portsmouth (60 hours total)
- Tuesday, 7-11:00am on 10/07
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7am-3:30pm; 10/09, 10/14, 10/16, 10/21, 10/23, 10/28, 10/30.
Theory: Didactic completed online through CCSNH Canvas Learning Modules (60 hours total)
Class Dates: Oct. 13, to Nov. 21, 2025
Orientation: Monday, October 13, 9–11am at GBCC
Lab Dates & Times: 8am–4:30pm, at GBCC (24 hours total)
- Thursday 10/16; Monday 10/20; Thursday, 10/23
Clinical location, Dates & Times: Edgewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Portsmouth (60 hours total)
- Thursday, 7:30-11:30am on 10/28
- 7:30am-4pm; Thursday 10/30, Tuesday 11/04, Thursday 11/06, Monday 11/10, Thursday 11/13, Tuesday 11/18, Thursday 11/20.
Theory: Didactic completed online through CCSNH Canvas Learning Modules (60 hours total)
Clinical Partners
MCC, GBCC, and NHTI are proud to partner with the following Healthcare affiliates as our clinical partners:
Bedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
480 Donald Street
Bedford, NH 03110
Catholic Medical Center
100 McGregor Street
Manchester, NH 03102
Concord Hospital
250 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Edgewood Center
928 South Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Elliot Health
One Elliot Way
Manchester, NH 03103
Exeter Hospital
5 Alumni Drive
Exeter, NH 03833
Hillsborough County Nursing Home
400 Mast Road
Goffstown, NH 03045
Ridgewood Center
25 Ridgewood Road
Bedford, NH 03110
Villa Crest Nursing & Retirement Center
1276 Hanover Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Program Locations
MCC partners with our sister community colleges, Great Bay Community College (GBCC) and Concord’s Community College (NHTI), to bring our program to a broader audience in offering both the in-person Lab at those colleges and Clinical experience at a local long-term care facility or hospital in those areas.
When applying to the program, regardless of location, students apply through Manchester Community College. However you will be able to complete required in-person time locally.
Technical Standards
MCC must ensure that patients/clients are not placed in jeopardy by students during learning experiences. Therefore, students in lab and practicum must demonstrate sufficient emotional stability to withstand the stresses, uncertainties, and changing circumstances that characterize patient/client care responsibilities. Furthermore, you are expected to have the emotional stability required to exercise sound judgment, accept direction and guidance from a supervisor or faculty member, and establish rapport and maintain sensitive interpersonal relationships with employees, patients/clients and their families.
- Applicants must be in good physical and mental health.
- Standards have been established to provide guidance to students as to skills and abilities required to function successfully in the profession.
- Good manual dexterity and sufficient tactile ability to assess pressure temperature, position, vibration, and movement.
- Sufficient hearing to assess patient needs and to understand instructions, identify emergency signals, and engage in telephone conversations.
- Sufficient visual acuity to observe patients, manipulate equipment, and interpret data; visual acuity sufficient to ensure a safe environment, identify color changes, read fine print/writing and calculate fine calibrations.
- Sufficient strength to perform CPR and the ability to stand for extended periods of time.
- Applicants who think they may not be able to meet one or more of the technical standards should contact the Workforce Development Director or instructor to discuss individual cases.
Workforce Training
WDC Courses for Training,
Licensing or Certification
How To Apply
To apply, please fill out the following forms:
For further questions, please email Katherine Moore, BSN, RN, M.Ed., LNA Program Coordinator, at [email protected].