Become a Home Health Aide
Our 76-hour HHA course prepares you for work in home care — personal care, safety, nutrition, infection control, and caring for clients with dignity at home.
- ✓Learn by doing — hands-on practice and clinical experience
- ✓Led by Gigi Athey, RN, BSN — who began her own career as a home health aide
- ✓Hybrid — study online at home, practice skills in person
Course details
Home Health Aide — Full Course
For new students with no prior certification.
$800 tuition + $150 fees + $200 books + $90 other — the same price shown on our public NJ Training Explorer listing.
You can check the listing yourself on the state website:
View the HHA listing on NJ Training Explorer ↗To enroll, fill out the enrollment form, email info@eslearn.org or gathey@eslearn.org, or call 1-800-784-5182.
Grant funding
Need help paying for training? Start with One-Stop.
Because E.S. Learning is listed on the NJ Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL), you may qualify for state grant funding through One-Stop to cover tuition — if you qualify. One-Stop makes the final decision, not the school.
The best first step is the free virtual Training Orientation. You’ll learn what funding exists, what documents you need, and whether you’re eligible — before you enroll.
Preregistration is required. Call One-Stop to register.
Mercer County One-Stop Career Center
- Address
- 26 Yard Ave
Trenton, NJ - Phone
- (609) 989-6523
- Orientation
- Tuesdays at 10:00 am — virtual
Free · Preregistration required
Common questions
HHA questions, answered
How long is the HHA course? +
76 hours, 2–3 weeks, hybrid format.
Where are classes held? +
106 Straube Center Blvd, Suite F-108, Pennington, NJ 08534.
How much does it cost? +
$1,240 total ($800 tuition + $150 fees + $200 books + $90 other) — the same price shown on our public NJ Training Explorer listing.
I work — can I still take the class? +
Our programs are built around working families. Ask us about current class times.
Is funding available? +
E.S. Learning is listed on the NJ Eligible Training Provider List, so state funding through One-Stop may be available for eligible students. Eligibility and funding approval are determined by your One-Stop Career Center — ask us how to apply.
I’m already a CNA — do you have a bridge program? +
Our public listing covers the full HHA course and the full CNA program. There is currently no separate bridge program on the listing; CNAs are welcome to enroll in the HHA course.
How do I sign up? +
Fill out the student enrollment form, or email info@eslearn.org or gathey@eslearn.org.
Enroll
Ready to start?
Fill out the student enrollment form — it takes a few minutes, and we will contact you with your next steps.
Prefer to talk first? Call 1-800-784-5182 or email gathey@eslearn.org.