Admission Requirements for Patient Care Technician Program

  • ​​​Must be 18 years or older
  • ​Must have high school diploma or equivalent
  • ​Negative Urine drug screen for clinical placement, if required by the facility
  • Pass background check
  • ​Family safety care registry with no disqualifying factors
  • ​Must be able to complete clinical practicum and externship
  • ​Be able to provide vaccine records
  • Covid-19 vaccination is required for clinical

​​​​​​​​​We offer affordable CNA, Phlebotomy, EKG and Patient Care Technician classes in St. Louis


Certified Nursing Assistant Program. $1530 for self-pay students with self-pay discount.  Grant funding for students that qualify through partner agencies.  


Do you need a change in your career or have dreamed of working in the nursing field?  Our Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program is just right for you.  We are now offering a hybrid CNA 6-week class which consists on 75 hours of online training and 100 hours of clinical rotation.  Students will complete 6 weeks of combined online training with in-person clinical rotation. The purpose of the nurse assistant training program is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform basic care services to residents in long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and some hospitals.  The program prepares the student to function in the role of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) under the supervision of the registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN) in assisting in direct patient care.  Upon completion of this course, the student will be eligible to take final examination to become certified as a nursing assistant.



*Note: BP cuff, stethoscope, gait belt, uniform, CNA textbook, and CNA workbook included with tuition.  CNA certification exam not included in tuition.


Phlebotomy Technician TBD


The purpose of the Phlebotomy Technician program is to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to work in a variety of healthcare environments utilizing proper specimen collection and handling.  We offer both a day/evening 7-week program.  For 6 weeks students will meet twice per for 4 hours for theory/classroom.  The final week of the program, students will be provided the opportunity to complete a clinical externship working with a healthcare provider in one of the areas largest hospital systems.  Upon completion of this course, students will eligible to take the Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam.  


*Note: supplies, fees and exam fees are not included in tuition amount



EKG Technician TBD


​The purpose of the EKG Technician program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform electrocardiograms (ECGs) and function as EKG Technicians in a variety of healthcare settings.   EKG Technicians are employed in hospitals, doctor’s offices, urgent care, ER departments, cardiac testing labs, virtual monitoring stations, and other acute care settings.  In this course, emphasis is placed on cardiac anatomy, electrophysiology, waveforms and measurements, Holter monitoring, stress testing, and obtaining ECGs. Upon completion, students will be prepared to take EKG Technician certification exam.  The EKG Technician consists of 48 hours of theory over a six (6) week period. 


*Note: supplies, fees and exam fees are not included in tuition amount



​Patient Care Technician   TBD


The purpose of the Patient Care Technician (PCT) program is to the provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to work in a variety of healthcare environments such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, home health agencies, urgent care, laboratories, cardiology departments and other ​acute care settings.  The Patient Care Technician program provides competency in the fundamentals of patient care, basic nursing assistant care, as well as training in EKG and phlebotomy.  Upon completion, the student will be prepared and eligible to take the CNA certification exam for the state of Missouri, Phlebotomy Technician certification exam, and the EKG Technician certification exam.  The Patient Care Technician is a total of 301-contact hours including theory and clinical.  This program is a 18-weeks in length.


​*Note: supplies, fees and exam fees are not included in tuition amount





Admission Requirements for Phlebotomy Technician Program

  • ​​​Must be 18 years or older
  • ​Must have high school diploma or equivalent
  • ​Negative Urine drug screen for clinical placement, if required by facility
  • Pass background check
  • ​Family safety care registry with no disqualifying factors
  • ​Must be able to complete clinical externship hours ​within 1 week time-frame
  • ​Be able to provide vaccine records
  • Covid-19 vaccine is required for clinical

Courses Offered

​​​​​Our Instructors

Our instructors employed by Aspire Healthcare Solutions have obtained advanced degrees in nursing, healthcare administration, and education. CNA instructors are certified by the Missouri DHSS

Courses Offered

6 Week Accelerated Hybrid CNA Program begins on 5/28/2024

​Coming Soon!


4 Week Accelerated Hybrid CNA with Weekend Clinical

Hybrid Phlebotomy



Admission Requirements for EKG Technician Program

  • ​​​Must be 18 years or older
  • ​Must have high school diploma or equivalent
  • Pass background check
  • ​Family safety care registry with no disqualifying factors

Admission Requirements for CNA Program​​

  • Must be 18 years or older
  • High school diploma or equivalent (not required by DHSS, but highly recommended) ​
  • ​Pass a background check
  • ​Family safety care registry​​ with no disqualifying factors
  • Covid-19 vaccine is required for clinical