Are you interested in a career in helping people?
There are few careers that match the impact of healthcare professionals. The best part, you can get started toward a career in healthcare for FREE.
Care Forward Colorado is revitalizing Colorado’s healthcare workforce through zero-cost short-term training programs at Community College of Denver.
In a year or less, you can learn skills to become a certified medical assistant, nurse aide, phlebotomist, and many more professions that are desperately needed in Colorado’s healthcare facilities.
Why Healthcare?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado faced deep shortages in entry-level health care positions. By 2023, phlebotomists and pharmacy technicians will grow by 38% and 24%, and general healthcare support jobs are projected to jump by 16%, according to data from the Colorado Talent Pipeline Report.
Care Forward Colorado will help the state rebuild its depleted healthcare workforce while providing zero-cost pathways that lead to living-wage, high-growth careers.
How Does It Work?
Starting in Fall 2022, students who have been negatively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and who enroll in either CCD's Medical Assisting Certificate, Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, or Sterile Processing Technology programs will have tuition, fees, and course materials covered as Care Forward Colorado funding allows.
To get started: (All spots are full - check out Career Advance Colorado)
- Apply to Become a CCD Student
- Complete a Financial Aid Application (FAFSA or CAFSA)
- This step is strongly recommended for the maximization of financial aid and scholarship options.
- Apply to one of these eligible healthcare programs: Medical Assisting Certificate, Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, or Sterile Processing Technology programs (linked below).
- Attest to having been negatively impacted by the Coronavirus or suffered some other financial hardship.
Care Forward Colorado funds are limited and may be exhausted after fall 2023. Students in one of the designated programs continuing beyond fall 2023 may be considered for other funding sources. CCD will help you get to graduation!
Eligible Programs
Learn more about the Care Forward Colorado eligible programs and get started in healthcare for free.