Become a Home Health Aide in Orlando in Just 6 Weeks
Home health aide is projected to add 739,800 new jobs in the U.S. by 2034, the most of any occupation in America (BLS).
Start a real healthcare career in 6 weeks. You train hands-on in real home-care labs and finish with the certificate Orlando employers require, even with zero experience. No long degree, no long wait.
On your call, you get:
Home Health Aide Program at a Glance
Everything you need to know up front: cost, duration, what is included, when the next classes start, and where we are located.
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Become a Home Health Aide in 6 Weeks
Our accelerated timeline takes you from classroom to caring for real patients fast. You will master personal care, vital signs, elderly care, and home safety in structured, hands-on lab sessions, all inside one hybrid program built on real hands-on practice. Deciding between paths? See how a home health aide compares to a CNA.
How the Hybrid Program Works
Our Home Health Aide program is hybrid: online flexibility plus hands-on, in-person labs. You learn the theory online and practice real home-care skills through real-life simulations at our Orlando campus. Choose the 6-week weekday track or the 13-week Saturday track.
Live Online (Zoom)
Join certified instructors in real time from home for lectures and guided learning, typically a couple of days each week, always at your same class schedule time.
Hands-On In Person
Practice the hands-on skills employers look for: safe transfers, personal care, vital signs, and infection control at home. You train in person on campus in Orlando before you ever step into a patient's home.
Self-Paced Online
Work through online coursework on your own schedule, generally about one day a week, so the program flexes around your life.
Schedules stay flexible and may change. The day-split above is typical, not guaranteed.
What You'll Learn as a Home Health Aide
You'll gain the exact skills employers look for: compassionate personal care, accurate vital signs, safe body mechanics, and clear documentation. Built around real-world scenarios, the curriculum mirrors the complete home health aide job description: what aides do every day in patients' homes across Orlando.
Compassionate Care
Support patients with personal care and daily living activities while protecting their dignity and independence.
Essential Clinical Tasks
Take vital signs, apply safe body mechanics and transfers, and follow infection-control protocols in the home.
Thorough Documentation
Observe changes in condition, document care accurately, and communicate clearly with families and supervising nurses.
Class Schedules
You pick ONE schedule, and that is your only class time. Both the live Zoom sessions and the in-person training happen inside that same time block, so the rest of your day stays free for work, family, and everything else. Availability varies by track.
Why Choose Our Home Health Aide Program?
All of Our Programs Include
Fast-paced Classes
Streamlined programs that will get you into the field in just a few weeks without wasting time with irrelevant classes.
Job Placement Support
We connect graduates with Orlando home health agencies and private-duty employers hiring aides, and post fresh openings weekly.
Hands-on Training
Thoroughly prepared after graduation thanks to our engaging teaching environment that offers hands-on training.
Certified Instructors
All our instructors are certified healthcare professionals, each bringing years of experience.
Job-Ready Skills
Graduate with the real home-care skills employers interview for, practiced through hands-on labs and real-life simulations in Orlando.
Portable Certificate
Graduate with a certificate from a state-licensed school that moves with you between agencies, no employment lock-ins or repayment clauses.
Everything You'll Learn
Classroom Instruction + Hands-on Training
Three progressive modules, 170 clock hours, combining classroom instruction with hands-on home-care lab practice. You finish with more than double the training Medicare-certified agencies require, confident and ready to care for patients from day one.
| MODULE | COURSE TITLE | CLOCK HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Introduction to Nursing Assistant | 2 |
| Basic | Legal Aspect | 2 |
| Basic | Infection Control | 2 |
| Basic | HIV/AIDS | 4 |
| Basic | General Anatomy | 5 |
| Basic | Histology | 4 |
| Basic | Physiology | 4 |
| Basic | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Module I | Body Mechanics | 3 |
| Module I | Clinical Parameters | 4 |
| Module I | Nursing Care I | 20 |
| Module I | Employability Skills | 2 |
| Module I | Home Care I | 4 |
| Module I | Laboratory Home Care I | 15 |
| Module I | Infection Control at Home I | 3 |
| Module II | Nursing Care II | 20 |
| Module II | General Rules/Life Situations | 2 |
| Module II | Mental Health Problems | 6 |
| Module II | Nursing Care III | 6 |
| Module II | Home Care II | 4 |
| Module II | Elderly Care | 5 |
| Module II | Nursing Care IV | 5 |
| Module II | Laboratory Home Care II | 15 |
| Module II | Clinical Externship Training | 30 |
| TOTAL | 170 |
Home Health Aide Program Cost: One Price, Everything Included
Our Home Health Aide program tuition is $1,250. That is the full price. No hidden fees, no exam fees, no surprise charges. Curious about the return? See how much a home health aide makes in Florida in our blog.
Everything Your Tuition Covers
$1,250
One price. Everything included.
Financing available
On your call, an academic advisor maps the payment path that fits your budget and answers every cost question before you commit a dollar.
6 weeks, not years
A college degree costs far more and takes 2 to 4 years. Here, you finish with your certificate and are ready to work in about 6 weeks.
No certification exam and no exam fee. Florida does not require one for home health aides. You finish ready to apply.
Requirements to Enroll in Our Home Health Aide Program
Education: High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Age: You must be at least 18 years old.
Prerequisites: Valid Photo ID and Social Security number.
A Certificate Employers Recognize Across Florida
Florida does not require a certification exam for home health aides. What employers require is proof of real training: Orlando job postings ask for a 75-hour HHA certificate by name. You graduate with a 170-hour certificate of completion from a state-licensed school, more than double that bar, and it moves with you between agencies, with no employment lock-ins or repayment clauses like free agency training.
What Happens on Your Call
It starts with one free 30-minute call with an academic advisor: a conversation about your career and whether this program is the right next step for you. Here is exactly how it goes.
1. Book a Time That Fits
Picking your time takes 30 seconds, and you can reschedule anytime. Before work, on a lunch break, or after drop-off. Whatever works for your day.
2. Talk With Your Advisor
Your advisor gets to know you and your career goals, then gives you guidance on your next step: whether the Home Health Aide program, or another of our programs, fits where you want to go, plus your schedule option, your exact total cost and payment options, and your start date.
3. Decide With Everything in Front of You
If the program is a fit, your advisor completes your enrollment and reserves your seat on the same call. If it is not, you leave with a career action plan anyway.
You get real answers either way. No pressure, no obligation.
Your Dream Job Is Just Around the Corner
No experience yet? That is exactly who this program is for. In about 6 weeks you graduate with real hands-on home-care experience, the kind Orlando employers like BAYADA, AdventHealth Home Care, and Interim HealthCare look for, and our team backs you with job placement support.
Companies Hiring Our Graduates
Our graduates are actively working with these and many other companies.
One Certificate, Four Doors
Your certificate opens doors at home health agencies, private-duty care, assisted living communities, and nurse registries. We help you find the door that fits.
Real Hands-On Experience
You graduate having practiced real home-care skills in our labs and a 30-hour clinical externship, the experience employers ask about.
Weekly Job Listings
Fresh openings posted every week to your Career Opportunities board in your student portal.
Hiring Connections
We connect you with home health employers around Orlando that are looking to hire.
Real Success Stories from FHCA's Graduates
Most of our graduates started exactly where you are: no healthcare experience, working another job, wondering if they could do it. Real hands-on training, caring certified instructors, and graduates who leave confident and ready to work.
Here Are Orlando's Top Home Health Aide Programs
See how FHCA compares on cost, hours, duration, and hands-on training.
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| Cost | $1,250 | $2,649 | $785 | $820 |
| Regulatory Agency | CIE | SACSCOC | CIE | CIE |
| Format | Hybrid + In-Person Labs | 100% Online | In Person | In Person |
| Duration | 6–13 weeks | Self-paced | 4 weeks | 3.5 weeks |
| Hours | 170 | 280 | 75 | 85 |
| Hands-On Lab Training | Included | None Advertised | N/D | N/D |
| Certification Exam | Not Needed | Not Needed | Not Needed | Not Needed |
Disclaimer: All competitor data shown is based on information from their websites as of 2026.
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Is It Still Possible for Someone Like You?
Have you ever thought: "I'm too old for this." "I was never good at school." "I've cared for family, but never for pay."
Most of our students thought something like that before they started. They were working retail, restaurants, and warehouses. Many were parents. Almost none had healthcare experience.
Then they took the step you are considering right now and enrolled. They kept their jobs while they trained on morning, evening, or Saturday schedules, practiced real home-care skills with an instructor beside them, and finished with 170 hours of training, more than double what Medicare-certified agencies require.
Others were younger, still in school or on their way to nursing, and wanted a better-paying job that also built their resume. Finishing in 6 weeks let them work a higher-paying healthcare job instead of an entry-level one, and gain real patient experience while they kept studying. For many, this is the first step, not the last: Florida lets you challenge the CNA exam, and many graduates continue into our Medical Assistant program while working as an aide.
You are not starting over. You are building on the caring you already do for the people around you. Many of our students have spent years caring for a parent, a grandparent, or a neighbor without ever being paid for it. In 6 weeks, that becomes a certificate, scrubs, and a paycheck you can count on.
We can't wait to welcome you to our academy.
The FHCA Team
Frequently Asked Questions
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Your New Career Begins Here
Start with one free 30-minute call. An academic advisor maps your schedule, your exact cost and payment options, and your start date, and answers everything before you commit a dollar. You can also visit our Orlando campus, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM.
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