VMT Education Center

In order to apply for the Home Health Aide Program, you must first enroll by filling out our online application.  To enroll, you can click the Enroll Today button at the bottom of this page, or just click here. Once you complete the online application, you have the option to pay for your registration fees on our payments page.

No. In order to complete your enrollment you must come in to 901 First St. NW Washington, DC 20001 to take your entrance exam in order to be enrolled into class. When you come in, you must bring with you:

• A Government Issued ID (Drivers License, Passport, Military ID)
• Your Social Security Card
• Proof of High School Diploma or G.E.D
•  A $50 (money order, credit/debit card, or cashiers check) payment for your application and entrance exam fees.

VMT Education Center does not accept cash we only accept these forms of payment:

• Money Order
• Credit/Debit Card
• Cashier’s Check

You can make an appointment to come in but no appointments are necessary to register for classes.  You can come in any day Monday through Friday between 9:00AM – 5:00PM to register for the program of your choice.

The entrance exam is a simple 12 minute basic (5^th– 6^th Grade Level) reading and math comprehension test administered by Wonderlic.  This test is used only to assure that you have the basic skills necessary to comprehend the information that will be taught in class. You must score a minimum of (15) in order to pass and come to the VMT Education Center to take the exam.

The tuition for the Home Health Aide programs is $950.  The registration fee, uniforms, and supplies, and D.C. Board Exam are not included in your tuition costs.

VMT does offer a payment plan option.  With the Payment Plan, you would just need to put $350 down on or before the first day of class and we are fairly flexible about how the rest is paid out prior to the last week of class.

VMT Education Center does not accept cash we only accept these forms of payment:

• Money Order
• Credit/Debit Card
• Cashier’s Check

If you are enrolling in the Home Health Aide program, your tuition covers Textbooks & Handouts, Laboratory Instructions, and Certificate of Training.

Yes. Home Health Aide students are required to wear cell blue medical scrubs during all class sessions.  VMT does not provide or sell uniforms but we do have a partnership with a company called Fenton’s Uniforms that provides a 20% discount on all items.

You are not required to make your purchases from Fenton’s.

Not so fast.  Once you complete our program, you must then submit your application to the DC Board of Nursing and take only the written portion of the board exam.  Once you pass, only then will you be licensed to practice as a Home Health Aide in the District of Columbia.

You should mail it to the American Red Cross located at the address below. It takes 4-6 weeks for processing, so feel free to call them directly to check on the status of your application.

American Red Cross
1804 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102

(888) 399-7729

The Home Health Aide can not get training on the job without the board certification license.  The candidate is allowed to take the exam up to three times within a 24 month period.  If the candidate fails the written exam but passes the skills exam, they must take the written exam again until they pass it successfully.  It can be taken up to three times  and the fees must be paid as indicated by the DC board of Nursing for the exam that is required.

If you do not pass the examination within the 24 month period or fail the examination three times, the candidate will have to enroll in the HHA training again.