Medical Certificate Programs

⟼ Choose a Health Career Pathway ⟼

The pathways below will help you move from high school to a career as a registered nurse. You can choose to pursue any combination of the below listed pathways to eventually meet your goal of becoming an RN, or you can go straight to work after completing a certificate program.

Click on a box in the pathway to learn more about a program

Adult Education Programs

Financial Aid & Support Available

California Dept. of Rehabilitation
CalWORKs
Career Point
MENDOCINO / LAKE
Career Resource Center
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO / LAKE
WIOA Title I Adult,
Dislocated Worker &
Youth Programs
Chafee Grant
FREE Bus Pass
FREE Classes
FREE & Subsidized
Childcare
HEP Program
RCS CalWORKS
Subsidized Employment
Program
RCS DOR Program
RCS WIOA I Youth Program
Rural Communities Child
Care
Savings Bank of Mendocino
Tribal TANF

Short-Term Certificate Programs

Financial Aid & Support Available

California Dept. of
Rehabilitation
CalWORKs
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO/LAKE
Career Resource Centers
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO/LAKE WIOA
Title I Adult, Dislocated
Worker & Youth
Programs
Community 1st Credit
Union Signature Loan
Elmer Albertson Trust
Fund
FREE Bus Pass
FREE & Subsidized
Childcare
Mendocino College
Foundation Scholarships
Promises Grant (Bog Fee
Waiver)
RCS CalWORKS
Subsidized Employment
Program
RCS DOR Program
RCS WIOA I Youth Program
Rural Communities Child
Care
Savings Bank of
Mendocino
Tribal TANF

Medium Term Licensing Programs

Financial Aid & Support Available

California Dept. of
Rehabilitation
CalWORKs
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO/LAKE
Career Resource Centers
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO/LAKE WIOA
Title I Adult, Dislocated
Worker & Youth
Programs
Community 1st Credit
Union Signature Loan
Elmer Albertson Trust
Fund
Federal Pell Grant
RCS CalWORKS
Subsidized Employment
Program
RCS DOR Program
RCS WIOA I Youth Program
Rural Communities Child
Care
Soroptomist
International LVN
Scholarship
Soroptomist
International Live
your dream award
Tribal TANF

Long Term Licensing and Associate Degree Programs

Financial Aid & Support Available

California Dept. of
Rehabilitation
Cal Grants
CalWORKs
CAMP
CARE Program
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO/LAKE
Career Resource Centers
CareerPoint
MENDOCINO/LAKE WIOA
Title I Adult, Dislocated
Worker & Youth
Programs
Chafee Grant
Community 1st Credit
Union Signature Loan
Community Foundation/span>
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Scholarship
Disability Resource Center
Dream Act
Elmer Albertson Trust
Fund
EOPS
Federal Pell Grant/span>
First Year Institute
Food Pantry
FREE Bus Pass
FREE & Subsidized
Childcare
FSEOG
Mendocino College
Foundation Scholarships
Native American Resource Center
Promises Grant (Bog Fee
Waiver)
RCS CalWORKS
Subsidized Employment
Program
RCS DOR Program
RCS WIOA I Youth Program
Rural Communities Child
Care
Soroptomist Live
Your Dream Award
Tribal TANF
Veteran’s Services
Work Study

Transfer to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

Downloadable Medical Field Booklet

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You can choose to pursue any combination of the above listed pathways to eventually meet your goal of becoming an RN, or you can go straight to work after completing a certificate program.