[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-how-to-start-a-medication-aide-program-in-vermont-2026-guide":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"text":6,"is_active":7,"best_states":8,"image_url":15,"summary":16,"created_by":17,"created_at":18,"updated_at":19,"cta_btn_text":17,"cta_btn_link":17,"published_at":20,"categories":21,"id":22},"how-to-start-a-medication-aide-program-in-vermont-2026-guide","How to Start a Medication Aide Program in Vermont (2026 Guide)","\u003Cp>Vermont's medication aide credential has a name that trips up newcomers: it isn't a \"medication aide\" at all on paper. Vermont licenses nurse assistants as \u003Cstrong>Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs)\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and the medication credential is a \u003Cstrong>specialty designation\u003C\u002Fstrong> on top of that license — the \u003Cstrong>Medication Nursing Assistant (MNA)\u003C\u002Fstrong>. An MNA is an LNA authorized by the Board of Nursing to administer medications in limited settings under nurse delegation and on-site supervision. If you build a training program in Vermont, you're building an \u003Cstrong>MNA training program\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and it's the Vermont Board of Nursing that has to approve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single fact shapes everything. Vermont's Board of Nursing — housed in the \u003Cstrong>Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) at the Vermont Secretary of State\u003C\u002Fstrong> — regulates MNA training programs the same way it regulates nursing education programs, under \u003Cstrong>Part 5\u003C\u002Fstrong> of its administrative rules. The bar is genuinely higher than in most states: MNA instructors must be \u003Cstrong>baccalaureate-prepared RNs\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and so must the program administrator. This is not a program you staff with an LPN and a binder. But for a school that can meet the standard, Vermont's small, tight-knit long-term care sector is chronically short on medication-competent staff, and every MNA you graduate is a hire a facility is trying to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We work with CNA and allied-health schools across the country on the operations side — enrollment, records, e-sign, messaging, compliance tracking — and program number two is where margins improve, because the fixed costs of being a school are already paid. Here's the roadmap. It's general information, not legal advice; verify current requirements with the Vermont Board of Nursing before you spend money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you haven't opened your nurse assistant program yet, start with our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhow-to-start-a-cna-school-in-vermont-2026-guide\">How to Start a CNA School in Vermont\u003C\u002Fa> guide first — an MNA program is designed to sit on top of a functioning LNA school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Quick Facts: Medication Aide Program Requirements in Vermont\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Item\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Requirement\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Total training hours\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>100 hours — no fewer than 60 hours of class instruction (including lab\u002Fsimulation) plus 40 hours of supervised clinical (Rule 10-13)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Credential earned\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Medication Nursing Assistant (MNA) — a specialty designation on the Vermont LNA license\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Approving agency\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Vermont Board of Nursing, Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Governing rules\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Vermont Board of Nursing Administrative Rules Part 10, Subparts A & B (10-5 through 10-14); program approval under Part 5; statute 26 V.S.A. § 1641\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Student prerequisites\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Unencumbered Vermont LNA license; 18+; HS diploma\u002FGED; two years' experience totaling at least 4,000 LNA hours, of which at least one year and 2,000 hours were in a long-term care nursing facility; complete a Board-approved MNA program within the year before applying\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Exam\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Board-approved MNA competency examination plus a math proficiency examination\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Instructor requirements\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Unencumbered Vermont RN license; at least 2 years' full-time practice (one year clinical); \u003Cstrong>baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Program administrator\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Must hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Work settings\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Limited long- and short-term care settings, under on-site LPN\u002FRN\u002FAPRN supervision and nurse delegation\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Nursing-student shortcut\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Experience and training prerequisites may be waived for a student in a Board-approved RN\u002FLPN program that has covered MNA content (Rule 10-7)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Typical time to launch\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Roughly 3–6 months for an existing school\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch2>Step 1 — Form your business entity (skip if you have one)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>If you already operate a training school, your existing LLC or corporation houses this program — no new entity needed. Starting from zero? File Articles of Organization through the \u003Cstrong>Vermont Secretary of State's\u003C\u002Fstrong> business services division (the LLC filing fee is around \u003Cstrong>$125\u003C\u002Fstrong> — confirm the current amount), get your EIN, and open a dedicated business bank account. Our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhow-to-start-a-cna-school-in-vermont-2026-guide\">How to Start a CNA School in Vermont\u003C\u002Fa> guide walks through entity formation in detail. A tidy Vermont coincidence: the same Secretary of State's office that registers your business also houses the Office of Professional Regulation, where your Board of Nursing approval will live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 2 — Register for state taxes (mostly done if you're operating)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Existing schools adding a program don't need new registrations with the \u003Cstrong>Vermont Department of Taxes\u003C\u002Fstrong> — tuition for instruction is generally not subject to Vermont sales tax, and your existing withholding and unemployment accounts cover new instructors. New operators should register through the Department of Taxes and confirm workers' comp coverage, which Vermont requires for employees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 3 — Set up your classroom and medication lab\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Your LNA skills lab is most of the way there. An MNA course adds the medication-administration environment students will train and test in: a locked \u003Cstrong>medication cart\u003C\u002Fstrong>, MAR (medication administration record) books or an eMAR setup, med cups and pill organizers, practice medication bottles and unit-dose packaging, and supplies for the specific routes MNAs are permitted to use. Because Vermont's 60 class hours explicitly \u003Cstrong>include lab and simulation\u003C\u002Fstrong>, your on-campus lab isn't optional — it's part of the required didactic count. This is a few thousand dollars of supplies, not a build-out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Set the lab up to mirror the routes an MNA actually uses: oral, sublingual, buccal, inhalation, spray on oral mucosa, topical, nasal, ocular, optic, and vaginal or rectal suppository. Teach to that scope and no further — Vermont's exclusions are strict, and your lab should reinforce the boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 4 — Apply for Vermont Board of Nursing program approval\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This is the heart of the process, and it's more rigorous than most states because the Board treats an MNA program like a nursing education program. Under \u003Cstrong>Rule 10-12\u003C\u002Fstrong>, an MNA program must \u003Cstrong>receive Board approval before providing any training\u003C\u002Fstrong>, following the process in \u003Cstrong>Part 5\u003C\u002Fstrong> of the Board's rules. Key mechanics under Rule 10-13:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Your program must \u003Cstrong>employ a standardized textbook approved by the Board\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Your curriculum must ensure participants are trained in communication and documentation; the ethical and legal responsibilities of medication administration; medication use, side effects, abbreviations, look-alike drugs, drug interactions, proper storage, and reporting side effects; apothecary and metric measurements; patient-safety principles; and facility policies on medication errors (Rule 10-12).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Your instructors must hold \u003Cstrong>unencumbered Vermont RN licenses\u003C\u002Fstrong>, have \u003Cstrong>at least two years of full-time practice experience\u003C\u002Fstrong> (one year of it clinical), and hold a \u003Cstrong>baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Your \u003Cstrong>program administrator\u003C\u002Fstrong> must also hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing (Rule 10-13).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>After approval, each MNA program submits an \u003Cstrong>annual report\u003C\u002Fstrong> to the Board (Rule 10-14), and the Board may conduct site visits.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Because approval runs through the Board under its Part 5 program-approval process — including preliminary and full approval stages — build real slack into your launch date and confirm current application forms and timelines with OPR before you commit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 5 — Hire baccalaureate-prepared RN instructors and administrator\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This is the Vermont-specific detail that decides whether you can run this program at all: \u003Cstrong>your MNA instructors and your program administrator must hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing (BSN or above).\u003C\u002Fstrong> Instructors also need an unencumbered Vermont RN license and at least two years of full-time practice, one year of it clinical. An LPN cannot instruct an MNA program, and an associate-degree RN doesn't meet the degree bar for the instructor or administrator roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plan your hiring around this before anything else. If the nurse who runs your LNA program is a BSN-prepared RN with the required experience, you may have your MNA administrator already — but if your current teaching staff tops out at associate-degree RNs or LPNs, you'll need to recruit for the degree requirement. This is the number-one reason a Vermont MNA program stalls, and it's the first box to check, not the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 6 — Build a curriculum that matches Rule 10-13\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Vermont is a \u003Cstrong>100-hour program\u003C\u002Fstrong>: no fewer than \u003Cstrong>60 hours of class instruction including lab and simulation\u003C\u002Fstrong>, plus \u003Cstrong>40 hours of supervised clinical\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Your curriculum has to hit the content areas in Rule 10-12 — communication and documentation, ethical and legal responsibilities, medication use and interactions, apothecary and metric measurements, patient safety, and facility error policies — and use a Board-approved standardized textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teach the scope precisely, because Vermont's exclusions are unusually specific and strict. An MNA administers medications only to \u003Cstrong>stable residents\u003C\u002Fstrong> after the delegating nurse confirms stability, administers PRN medication only after an RN assessment confirms the need, and works under \u003Cstrong>on-site nurse supervision\u003C\u002Fstrong>. An MNA \u003Cstrong>may not\u003C\u002Fstrong>: administer injectable medications, administer insulin, give medications new to the patient, adjust dosages, take or transcribe orders, apply medicated dressings, administer bladder instillations, calculate conversions, dispose of medications, or administer enteral feedings or medications. Put those exclusions in your slides verbatim — graduates who are promised more become refund requests, and the Board takes scope seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 7 — Set up clinical site agreements\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The 40 supervised clinical hours happen where MNAs actually work: \u003Cstrong>long- and short-term care facilities\u003C\u002Fstrong> where students administer medications under on-site LPN\u002FRN\u002FAPRN supervision and nurse delegation. If you run an LNA program, your existing facility partners are the obvious ask — and MNA students are an easier placement than first-time LNA students, because facilities are short on medication-competent staff and every graduate is a hiring lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One efficiency worth knowing: under \u003Cstrong>Rule 10-7\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the experience and training prerequisites may be \u003Cstrong>waived for a student already enrolled in a Board-approved RN or LPN program\u003C\u002Fstrong> that has covered MNA content. That opens a second pipeline — nursing students — beyond your core audience of experienced LNAs. Put every clinical arrangement in writing before you apply; the Board's Part 5 process asks how and where you deliver each component.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 8 — Understand testing and the MNA designation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Vermont uses \u003Cstrong>Board-approved examinations\u003C\u002Fstrong>: an \u003Cstrong>MNA competency examination\u003C\u002Fstrong> plus a \u003Cstrong>math proficiency examination\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Students must complete both to be eligible for the MNA specialty designation, and they must apply for the designation \u003Cstrong>within one year\u003C\u002Fstrong> of completing your approved training program. That one-year window makes exam scheduling part of your product — a graduate who drifts past twelve months has to retrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The credential itself is a \u003Cstrong>specialty designation added to the LNA license\u003C\u002Fstrong>, issued by the Board of Nursing through OPR — there's no separate registry to navigate. The Board can also grant the designation to a Vermont LNA who completed substantially equivalent MNA training in another jurisdiction, provided they pass Vermont's competency and math exams (Rule 10-8). Renewal follows the LNA renewal cycle, so continuing education for your own graduates is a future revenue line for your school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 9 — Set up enrollment, payments, and student records\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A Vermont MNA program carries real compliance weight: verifying each student's unencumbered LNA license and the 4,000-hour experience requirement (with the 2,000-hour LTC component), documenting the BSN credentials of your instructors and administrator, tracking the one-year exam deadline per student, and filing the Board's annual report. That annual report and the possibility of a site visit mean your records have to be clean and current, not reconstructed at renewal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That operational layer is what Transition does for the schools we work with: branded online enrollment, e-signed agreements, payment plans, attendance and grade tracking, automated email\u002FSMS onboarding and exam-deadline reminders, and document storage that survives a Board site visit — one system instead of spreadsheets, Jotform, Square, and a filing cabinet. If you already run your LNA program on Transition, adding an MNA program is a configuration, not a project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 10 — Launch with a targeted marketing plan\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The buyer here is different from a first-time LNA student. Market in three lanes: your own \u003Cstrong>LNA alumni\u003C\u002Fstrong> (a wage-raising designation for experienced aides is the easiest email you'll ever send, and Vermont's experience prerequisite means your best prospects are already in your database); \u003Cstrong>facility partnerships\u003C\u002Fstrong> (long-term care operators sponsor cohorts to upskill their own staff — pitch DONs and administrators directly); and \u003Cstrong>workforce channels\u003C\u002Fstrong> — the \u003Cstrong>Vermont Department of Labor\u003C\u002Fstrong> and the state's WIOA-approved provider list on Vermont JobLink, where short, high-completion healthcare programs perform well. Add a medication aide page to your site, update your Google Business Profile services, and answer every inquiry by text within minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>What it really costs\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Realistic estimates for adding an MNA program to an existing Vermont school:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Item\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Estimated range\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Board of Nursing program approval (staff time, curriculum, application)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$0 – $1,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Medication cart, MAR books, lab supplies\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$1,500 – $4,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Curriculum development or licensing (Board-approved textbook)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$500 – $3,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>BSN-prepared RN instructor \u002F administrator payroll (first cohort)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$2,500 – $6,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Insurance rider \u002F policy update\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$0 – $750\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Marketing (page, ads, alumni campaign)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$250 – $1,500\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Total to first cohort (existing school)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>$4,750 – $16,250\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp>Starting from scratch with no school behind you? Add entity formation, rent, and classroom build-out from our CNA guide — roughly $10,000–$30,000 more. The BSN-instructor requirement makes your staffing line the biggest variable in Vermont. All figures are estimates, not quotes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>How long it takes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>For an existing school, plan on \u003Cstrong>3–6 months\u003C\u002Fstrong> from decision to first graduates: time to recruit or confirm your BSN-prepared instructor and administrator (often the long pole in Vermont), a few weeks to build the curriculum and application package, the Board's Part 5 review (preliminary and full approval — confirm current timelines, and remember you cannot train students until approved), then a 100-hour course and the competency and math exams. Run the clinical agreements and curriculum build in parallel with the application. New operators should think in LNA-school timelines instead — see the full guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Common mistakes to avoid\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Underestimating the BSN requirement.\u003C\u002Fstrong> MNA instructors and your program administrator must hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing. This is the first thing to solve, not the last — programs stall here more than anywhere else.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Training students before Board approval.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Rule 10-12 requires Board approval before you provide any MNA training, through the Part 5 process. Don't pre-sell a cohort against an unapproved program.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Enrolling students who don't meet the experience bar.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Vermont requires an unencumbered LNA license plus 4,000 hours of experience, at least 2,000 of them in a long-term care nursing facility. Screen for it before taking tuition — and remember the Rule 10-7 waiver for nursing students as a second pipeline.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Missing the one-year application window.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Students must apply for the MNA designation within a year of finishing your program, after passing the competency and math exams. Build exam scheduling into the course.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Overselling the scope.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Vermont MNAs work under on-site nurse supervision and cannot give injections, insulin, new medications, dosage adjustments, medicated dressings, bladder instillations, or enteral feedings. Teach the exclusions verbatim.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Forgetting the annual report.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Each MNA program files an annual report with the Board and may be site-visited. Keep records current from day one.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>FAQ\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How much does it cost to start a medication aide program in Vermont?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nIf you already operate a training school, roughly $4,750–$16,250 to your first cohort — with the BSN-prepared instructor and administrator payroll as the biggest variable. From scratch, budget LNA-school numbers plus this program.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How many hours is medication aide training in Vermont?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nA minimum of 100 hours: no fewer than 60 hours of class instruction including lab and simulation, plus 40 hours of supervised clinical (Rule 10-13). The credential is the Medication Nursing Assistant (MNA) specialty designation on the LNA license.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Who approves medication aide training programs in Vermont?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nThe Vermont Board of Nursing, in the Office of Professional Regulation at the Secretary of State, under Part 10 (and the Part 5 program-approval process) of its administrative rules and 26 V.S.A. § 1641. A program must be approved before it can train anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Do students need to be LNAs first?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nYes — and experienced ones. Vermont requires an unencumbered LNA license plus at least 4,000 hours of LNA experience, of which at least one year and 2,000 hours were in a long-term care nursing facility, along with a high school diploma\u002FGED. Nursing students in a Board-approved RN\u002FLPN program that covered MNA content may have the experience and training prerequisites waived (Rule 10-7).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What are the instructor requirements?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nMNA instructors must hold an unencumbered Vermont RN license, have at least two years of full-time practice (one year clinical), and hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing. The program administrator must also hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing. This is a stricter standard than most states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Does adding an MNA program require separate private school licensure in Vermont?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nGenerally no. The Vermont Agency of Education approves postsecondary schools, but institutions licensed or approved by a Vermont occupational licensing board — like a Board of Nursing–approved MNA program — are typically exempt. Confirm your specific status with the Agency of Education rather than assuming, especially if you also offer unregulated programs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Disclaimer\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This guide is general information, not legal, tax, or regulatory advice. Vermont's rules, fees, and interpretations will keep moving. Verify current requirements with the Vermont Board of Nursing at the Office of Professional Regulation and the current text of the Board's administrative rules (Part 10 and Part 5), and — for business questions — the Vermont Secretary of State, the Department of Taxes, and the Agency of Education before you spend money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Ready to add the program without adding the chaos?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The paperwork gets you approved. The systems keep you running. See how Transition handles enrollment, e-sign, records, payments, and messaging for CNA, medication aide, and allied-health programs like yours at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjointransition.com\">jointransition.com\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>",true,[9],{"slug":10,"image_url":11,"name":12,"description":13,"active":7,"rate_school_desc":13,"id":14},"vermont","https:\u002F\u002Ftransition-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fbest_state_schools\u002Fimages\u002F1749700769.170277_vt.svg","Vermont","",49,"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Ftransition-prod\u002Fuploads\u002Fbest_state_schools\u002Fblog_images\u002Fmedaide-vermont-hero.jpg","Start a medication aide program in Vermont: Board of Nursing approval for MNA training, 100-hour course (60 class + 40 clinical), BSN-degree instructor rule, exam and prerequisites, real costs and timelines.",null,"2026-07-29T20:39:51.114653Z","2026-07-29T20:39:51.115788Z","2026-07-28T09:00:00Z","general",113]