Medical Assistant
This 245 clock-hour class is completed over a 12-week period online with one day of in-person clinicals, with the option to be entirely remote, taught by an RN.
Students will make use of the online Canvas app, textbooks, and Zoom once a week. The MA clinical can be done remotely; you do not have to come in person.
This 245 clock-hour class is completed over 12 weeks online with one day of in-person clinical, taught by an RN. Students will make use of the Canvas app, textbooks, and Zoom once a week. This class can be taken from any location and is a national certification with only one day of in-person clinical in Destin, Florida. This class can be done completely online.
This program is designed to provide academic and clinical instruction for a medical assistant in a clinical setting. Classroom lectures cover the theory, anatomy, and terminology of each system. Clinical instruction provides hands-on training in the listed procedures verified through a skills check-off system. Students will receive comprehensive instruction in clinical medical assisting.
$1500 plus the cost of your book.
You can visit the Medical Assistant class page to either pay in full or pay a deposit for the class. Please see that page for more info.
Every three months. Please see our class schedule.
CNA
The CNA class is $529. That includes the class fee, the book, and the state exam fee. We offer two types of courses for CNA.
Weekday - CNA Exam Prep
This is a high-paced class designed to train and prepare students to take the State Certification Exam to become CNAs.
Weekend Warrior CNA Exam Prep
These classes accomplish the same goal as the CNA Exam Prep Class.
You will want to bring something to take notes with, like a notebook and pen, but that’s your option.
You must wear closed-toed shoes during clinicals.
CNA is certified nursing assistant or certified nurse aide. They work in nursing homes, hospitals and home health settings. A CNA’s basic duties usually involve activities of daily living, or ADLs. Helping a person get dressed, eat, brush teeth are some (but not all) examples of ADLS.
It depends, but the answer is usually yes. Call the Board of Nursing at 850-245-4567 for information on this. Your license or certificate must still be valid in the other state in order to transfer.
It depends, but the answer is usually yes. You would have to call the Board of Nursing from the new state to find out.
Having experience as a CNA or as any health care worker is always a plus before starting nursing school. For most nursing schools, having a valid CNA certificate will give you additional points to gain admittance. Each nursing school is different though, and you should do research before taking an Express Training class.
You have to pay for a background check. It costs about $85 and we’ll tell you how to do it. Don’t get one done without contacting us first as you may do the wrong one and have to pay again.
No, believe it or not. You can get your certificate just by passing the state exam and a background screen. However, you will never get a job as a CNA without CPR. So if you don’t take it with us, take it somewhere so you can be employed.
On our website, you can go to the classes page. Call us if you have any questions.
If you have a documentable reason for not making the class, mail it, fax it or bring it in and we’ll reschedule you at no charge. If not, you lose your deposit. Please read the refund policy on each application before signing up for a class.
We don’t know that answer. We submit your application to the state testing company, and they assign the dates. It is usually 3-4 weeks after your class, but can be longer.
You will take your state exam at the same place you take your class in Destin.
Yes, we want you to do so. Just talk to your instructor about times.
Most importantly, you must have the $100 non-refundable deposit. Additionally, you need to have a Social Security number and two valid signature IDs. One of the IDs must have your picture (driver’s license works best, but there are other options too). Finally, you need to have no criminal background issues. Call the Board of Nursing at 850-245-4567 if you have questions about your background.
No, but you shouldn’t take the class if you are not going to be able to get your certification. Call the Board of Nursing at 850-245-4567 before you enroll with us.
It expires every 2 years, but can be renewed fairly easily. We’ll teach you how to do that in the class.
We’ll tell you where to look, but officially there is no job placement.
Not for CNA classes. You can pay a deposit to secure your spot, but your total must be paid by the first day of class.
It’s designed for those currently in college or who have an existing career, though no one is barred from taking the class. There are two days of learning the practical part of the exam, and the theory part is covered via an online portion. This is an extremely high-paced class.
Phlebotomy
No. You will receive a certificate of completion only. If you want to be certified, take the 80-hour class.
The 8-hour workshop is designed as an intro to phlebotomy. You do get live sticks and learn some of the theory, but it’s only 8 hours. You will not be certified after this workshop. The 80-hour class ends in you taking a nationally accredited exam through NHA. If you pass, you will be nationally certified, and can qualify for almost any phlebotomy position. In the 80-hour class you will get a minimum of 25 venipunctures and 10 capillary sticks.
The goal of the 8-hour workshop is not to gain employment. It’s just for knowledge and in-service hours. However, many of the past students have found jobs with this workshop. With the 80-hour class, you will be nationally certified, so yes you will be able to find a job.
Phlebotomy class is 30 veins sticks.
There’s a fake arm (his name is Armando). You also get to stick fellow students.
In the 8-hour workshop, not if you don’t want to. Just remember though, if no one wants to get stuck, no one will get live sticks. In the 80-hour class, you will get stuck, and get to stick others.
We’ll tell you where to look, but officially there is no job placement.
Tricounty does pay for classes if they have the funding at the time, and you qualify. There is an Affirm option, and we also offer to break down the payments, as long as you are in class.
CPR
It’s called BLS for Health Care Providers through the American Heart Association. This is the class you need for any entry level health care job and for virtually any other job or school requirement as well.
Yes, plus see our CPR page for more pricing info.
BLS stands for Basic Life Support. It’s the same thing as CPR.
We do E-Cards so you will never lose it. You can check the email you registered with.
Captain's Course
This course covers CPR, First Aid, and AED. These classes are intended to prepare you for these aspects of a Captain License.
$90
No. It is important to note that while Express Training Services teaches the skills needed to pass the CPR and First Aid certificate exams, we do not provide the captain's license itself.
We offer the required AMERHA-216 certificate through AHA to give to the Coast Guard to get you captain's license
Financial Aid
Financial aid we do not have but Tricounty does pay for classes if they have the funding at the time and you qualify. There is an Affirm option and we also offer to break down the payments as long as you are in class. Except for CNA classes. Full amount is due the first day of class.