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Albertus Magnus College Receives Grant for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program
Grant Funds First Cohort for Free
New Haven, Conn., November 6, 2025
Albertus Magnus College
is pleased to announce it has been awarded a grant by the Greater New Haven Chamber
of Commerce and the State of Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy, to jumpstart
a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program — providing a gateway to careers
in healthcare to meet the needs of the region. This project is being supported, in
whole or in part, by federal award number ED22HDQ3070186, awarded to the State of
Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy by the US Economic Development Administration.
Through The Good Jobs Challenge, this program is being offered free of charge to its
participants. Albertus will begin enrollment in the month of November with courses
starting on January 12, 2026. Applicants must be 18-years-old and commit to full-time
job placement upon certification.
Building a career of care, Albertus’ CNA Training program is an intensive eight-week,
110-hour course designed to fit the busy life of adult learners — all while preparing
them to deliver compassionate and competent care to individuals as part of meaningful
work in healthcare. They’ll gain 70 hours of classroom instruction plus 40 hours of
supervised clinical practice — meeting Connecticut’s state requirements in preparation
for the state certification exam. As a student at Albertus, participants will find
personal support from experienced faculty who believe in student success.
Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Peace in 1925, and celebrating its Centennial
Year, Albertus is guided by the Four Dominican Pillars of Study, Prayer, Community,
and Service. With its campus uniquely situated at the intersection of the City of
New Haven and the Town of Hamden, Albertus seeks to be a source of inclusive skillset
and community building through fulfilling its educational mission. The College will
use the funds to start-up this important program which will only enhance its LPN to
BSN and BSN degree offerings in its hands-on, state-of-the-art campus facility.
This collaborative CNA program embodies Albertus Magnus College's Dominican mission
to serve the community, directly addressing the urgent healthcare workforce needs
in the region,” said Albertus Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
Dr. Rosa E. Rivera-Hainaj. “By partnering with the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
and leveraging the strategic goals of the State of CT Office of Workforce Strategy,
we are creating a vital pathway to family-sustaining careers, ensuring our graduates
are prepared to contribute immediately to regional economic growth and the well-being
of Greater New Haven.”
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition.
Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings
such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named
a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus
graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months
of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300
students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and
graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate
students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus
is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's
degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General
Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in
Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a
Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic
100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the
Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal
arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach
to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic
engagement and success." To learn more, please visit
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