Healthcare Science Academy

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Healthcare Science Academy in Chula Vista's Eastlake area delivers a CDPH-approved 16-day fast-track Nurse Assistant Training Program from its campus at 2086 Otay Lakes Road. Clinical rotations place students inside acute and long-term care settings near the Medical Center Drive corridor, with hospital placements at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center reinforcing bedside competencies under direct RN supervision. Founded in 2018, the academy caps each cohort at 15 students and structures the NATP around 60 hours of classroom theory plus 100 hours of supervised clinical practice under California Title 22 requirements. Beyond the core CNA certification, the campus offers Restorative Nurse Assistant, Acute Care CNA, HHA, American Heart Association BLS/CPR, ACLS, PALS, and continuing education units for license renewal—credentials that feed directly into senior living communities such as Bonita Villa Senior Living along the Bonita Road corridor. The NATP curriculum includes American Heart Association CPR/BLS for Healthcare Providers certification, student liability insurance, and California Nurse Assistant Handbook materials within a single enrollment package.