Your future in care begins here.
Flexible online learning, hands-on in-person instruction, and a supportive pathway to professional caregiver education.
Serving aspiring and experienced caregivers across the South Puget Sound region.
Build skills. Grow confidence.
Explore scheduled courses and required in-person learning components. Exact course formats, prerequisites, approvals, tuition and session dates will be published before enrollment opens.
Find your next class
Community HCA cohorts will appear here once actual dates, required skills-lab sessions, and capacities are approved. No seats are currently offered online.
75-Hour HCA Training — Community Students
Tuition: $550 · $275 deposit at registration · $275 balance due before in-person skills lab.
Format: 59 hours online and 16 hours in-person. The skills-lab schedule must be published before registration opens.
Upcoming cohorts: Awaiting confirmed dates and class capacities.
HCA Certification Testing
Already completed your training at Cascade Academy or another approved school? Explore testing information independently of course enrollment.
Testing eligibility, exam registration, fees and scheduling must follow the authorized Washington State examination provider's process. This website will not independently confirm an official exam appointment.
Request Testing Information →Testing information
✓ Separate from training enrollment
✓ Open to eligible candidates from other schools
✓ Test-day instructions and identification requirements
✓ Scheduling assistance through approved procedures
Register for training
Community enrollment
1. Choose an available 75-Hour HCA cohort.
2. Review the online access period and all required in-person dates.
3. Complete the community student registration and school acknowledgments.
4. Pay a $275 deposit through secure checkout once activated.
5. Receive a confirmation, then pay the remaining $275 before the skills lab.
Registration checkout — planned
Course: 75-Hour HCA Training
Student type: Community only
Tuition: $550
Due at enrollment: $275
Balance: $275 before skills lab
Class: Not yet scheduled
Approved training provider: Homewatch CareGivers of Tacoma. Payment terms and refund policy will be disclosed before checkout.
Request testing information
This separate inquiry path is for students seeking HCA testing, regardless of where they completed approved training.
Questions? We're here to help.
Contact details, training address, office hours and student support information will appear here once confirmed.
Training administration: Homewatch CareGivers of Tacoma.