For Prospective NM Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program Students
Please join us:
NM Clinical Schools and Programs Virtual Information Session
Friday, November 7, 2025
9:00am - 11:30am
Application for the August 2025 program will open on May 5.
The Northwestern Medicine Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program is a 16-week program held on Tuesdays or Fridays.
Tuesday Cohort Program Dates:
August 19 - Mandatory orientation
August 26 - First day of class
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18 (no class on November 25 for Thanksgiving Break)
December 2, 9, 16
December 22 - Graduation
Friday Cohort Program Dates:
August 22 - Mandatory orientation
August 29 - First day of class
September 5, 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21 (no class on November 28 for Thanksgiving Break)
December 5, 12, 19
December 22 - Graduation
Program Hours:
Didactic/Classroom days: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Clinical days: 6:30am - 3:30pm
Program Location:
Didactic/Classroom days Tuesday cohort: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Room 984, Chicago 60611
Didactic/Classroom days Friday cohort: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Room 987, Chicago 60611
Clinical days: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago 60611
Eligible Applicants:
Application deadline: May 30, 2025
Interviews & Testing (if moved to Phase 2): June 16, 18, 19
Applicants notified of acceptance status: June 27, 2025
Acceptance or declination due: July 3, 2025
BLS Healthcare Provider Certification Course:
Offered during orientation for Tuesday cohort: August 19, 2025
Offered during orientation for Friday cohort: August 22, 2025
If accepted, student must complete a BLS Healthcare Provider Certification course through NM. If certification course is taken outside of NM, it must be through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Information and pertinent dates for criminal background check will be provided upon acceptance to the program.
Program Tuition & Additional Costs
Information on tuition and additional costs are published by the Registrar's Office on this website. Program tuition, fees, and related expenses are subject to change. Additional costs are estimated and represent a good faith effort to disclose true costs of program attendance.
Tuition: $1,250
Tuition includes textbooks, clinical apparel, Basic Life Support certification course, Healthcare Worker Background Check, Illinois Nurse Aide Competency examination fee.
Resource fee: $100
Additional costs: $65
Additional costs include application fee, liability insurance, program-specific supplies.
*For NM Employees: Upon acceptance, tuition and fees for NM employees is supported by Northwestern Medicine. Employees enrolled in the NM Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program must maintain, at minimum, part-time employment status at the organization.
**All students accepted into the Basic Nursing Assistant Program April 2025 cohort who are not eligible for the NM tuition benefit will be recipients of the Arlie Weiss Memorial Scholarship which covers program tuition and fees.
Please join us:
NM Clinical Schools and Programs Virtual Information Session
Friday, November 7, 2025
9:00am - 11:30am
Application for the August 2025 program will open on May 5.
The Northwestern Medicine Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program is a 16-week program held on Tuesdays or Fridays.
Tuesday Cohort Program Dates:
August 19 - Mandatory orientation
August 26 - First day of class
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18 (no class on November 25 for Thanksgiving Break)
December 2, 9, 16
December 22 - Graduation
Friday Cohort Program Dates:
August 22 - Mandatory orientation
August 29 - First day of class
September 5, 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21 (no class on November 28 for Thanksgiving Break)
December 5, 12, 19
December 22 - Graduation
Program Hours:
Didactic/Classroom days: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Clinical days: 6:30am - 3:30pm
Program Location:
Didactic/Classroom days Tuesday cohort: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Room 984, Chicago 60611
Didactic/Classroom days Friday cohort: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Room 987, Chicago 60611
Clinical days: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago 60611
Eligible Applicants:
- Full-time or part-time NM employee in good standing (employed at NM for a minimum of six months) seeking Certified Nursing Assistant certification, with minimum of high school diploma or GED with a “C” average or above,
- Applicant with minimum high school diploma or GED with a “C” average or above
Application deadline: May 30, 2025
Interviews & Testing (if moved to Phase 2): June 16, 18, 19
- All students must pass Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test
- Interview & Testing location: NM Clinical Schools, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60611
Applicants notified of acceptance status: June 27, 2025
Acceptance or declination due: July 3, 2025
BLS Healthcare Provider Certification Course:
Offered during orientation for Tuesday cohort: August 19, 2025
Offered during orientation for Friday cohort: August 22, 2025
If accepted, student must complete a BLS Healthcare Provider Certification course through NM. If certification course is taken outside of NM, it must be through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Information and pertinent dates for criminal background check will be provided upon acceptance to the program.
Program Tuition & Additional Costs
Information on tuition and additional costs are published by the Registrar's Office on this website. Program tuition, fees, and related expenses are subject to change. Additional costs are estimated and represent a good faith effort to disclose true costs of program attendance.
Tuition: $1,250
Tuition includes textbooks, clinical apparel, Basic Life Support certification course, Healthcare Worker Background Check, Illinois Nurse Aide Competency examination fee.
Resource fee: $100
Additional costs: $65
Additional costs include application fee, liability insurance, program-specific supplies.
*For NM Employees: Upon acceptance, tuition and fees for NM employees is supported by Northwestern Medicine. Employees enrolled in the NM Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program must maintain, at minimum, part-time employment status at the organization.
**All students accepted into the Basic Nursing Assistant Program April 2025 cohort who are not eligible for the NM tuition benefit will be recipients of the Arlie Weiss Memorial Scholarship which covers program tuition and fees.