• Tuition: $700 (includes textbooks)
• Short-term non-credit certification program
• 12 weeks/100 hours of classroom instruction plus 10 hours of clinical externship
• Financial assistance options may be available
• Four-month payment plan (credit/debit card required)

Extend your healthcare profession to the next level by obtaining certification as a Medication Aide for Long Term Care. This comprehensive course is designed according to the specifications for approval by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Applicant must be employed as Certified Nurse Aide listed on the Texas Nurse Aide Registry as active status and currently employed in a facility licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 242 on the class start date or employed on the class start date as non-licensed direct care staff in a facility licensed under Chapter 247; a state-supported living center or ICF/IID and have 90 days previous employment in the year preceding the class start date. A review of enrollment requirements is required and approved before students can register for class.

For more information, please click on the downloadable course description and prerequissites below.

For students who may have a criminal background, please be advised that the background could keep you from being licensed by the State of Texas. If you have a question about your background and licensure, please check with the Texas Health & Human Services Commission certification board by calling 1-512-438-2025 to discuss your topic of study to determine if you are qualified to obtain a certificate in that field.  You also have the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the applicable licensing agency.

Online registration is not available for this course. Upon open enrollment, applicants must call 903-823-3382 or visit the Community and Business office located in the Nelson Administration Building on TC Campus.