Blackhawk Technical College’s Nursing Assistant program must be recertified every two years. The recertification process requires a site visit from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Bureau of Quality Assurance. On Nov. 11, 2025, a state CNA site visit took place.

“The site visitor was impressed with our facilities, from our Monroe Campus and Beloit-Janesville Campus to Career Tek, Brodhead High School, Evansville High School,  Edgerton High School and Milton High School,” Blackhawk CNA and Nursing Program Chair Traci Newcomer said. 

The 90-hour program includes classroom lectures, campus lab experiences and a clinical practicum in which students work at healthcare agencies with patients and residents. Classes are held at Blackhawk’s Beloit-Janesville Campus and its Monroe Campus. Program graduates receive a technical diploma and are prepared to take the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Competency Exam (WNACE).

The results of the report submitted following the site visit were recently sent to Newcomer in a letter from DHS. The letter shows Blackhawk’s CNA program is approved for two more years, from Nov. 1, 2025, through Oct. 31, 2027.

Find out more about the Nursing Assistant program at Blackhawk