Health Care Assistant
These courses, ALH 102 and ALH 103, are approved through the NYS Office of the Professions and enable you to obtain a wide range of healthcare training for employment in private homes, nursing home assisted living sites and other healthcare provider organizations.
Offered at Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Saratoga.
Students who complete ALH 102 will be eligible to receive PCA certification and HHA certification. These are available as part of the course instruction, at no additional cost.
Students who complete ALH 103 will be eligible to sit for the CNA certification, after course completion. Cost of the exam is $115.
This microcredential:
- Comprises 15 credits
- Can be completed in one semester;
- Costs $243 per credit, for a total of $3,645, plus textbooks and college fees
These credits are stackable to:
Catalog: 2026-2027 Effective Date: 9/1/2026
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CR | COURSE | COURSE TITLE | PREREQUISITE |
6 | ALH 102 | Healthcare Assistant: PCA and HHA |
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9 | ALH 103 | Healthcare Assistant: CNA |
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15 | Minimum credits required to complete | ||
EXAM | ALH 102 exams part of course completion; Optional NYS CNA certification, available on campus | ||
GPA | 2.0 Combined | ||