Start your healthcare
career — fast.
Our Oakland campus is where Quest began. It's built for one thing: getting you job-ready with an affordable, accelerated, hands-on healthcare credential — from Nurse Assistant to Vocational Nursing.
Where Quest started — and where careers begin.
Located at 917 Harrison Street in the heart of Oakland, our California campus has trained healthcare workers in the Bay Area since 2008. It's known for a diverse student body, affordable tuition, and accelerated options that get you certified quickly.
Programs here focus on entry-to-mid-level healthcare roles and vocational nursing, with in-person instruction, skills labs, and clinical training.
Accelerated
Finish in as little as one week (HHA) to about a year — and start working sooner.
Affordable
One of the most cost-effective paths to a recognized healthcare credential.
Hands-on
Skills labs and real clinical placements build confidence before you graduate.
A career ladder
Stack credentials — from CNA to Vocational Nursing to an associate degree.
Certificate & vocational programs
Eight ways to launch or grow your healthcare career. Select any program for full details, or request information and an advisor will help you choose.
Nurse Assistant (CNA)
Become a Certified Nurse Assistant — the fastest on-ramp into clinical healthcare. In-person or hybrid theory.
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Care for clients in their homes. Our shortest program — often completed in a single week.
Emergency Medical Technician
Respond, assess, and stabilize patients in emergencies. Your first step in pre-hospital care.
Medical Assistant (MA)
Train for both the front and back office of a clinic — clinical skills plus administration, capped by an externship.
Phlebotomy Technician
Master safe blood collection and specimen handling — an in-demand skill across labs and clinics.
IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal
Advanced certification for licensed RNs and LVNs looking to expand their scope of practice.
Vocational Nursing (VN)
Our signature program. Become a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) and open the door to a lifelong nursing career.
Associate of Science in Vocational Nursing
Earn an associate degree alongside your vocational nursing training — added academic depth and mobility.
Approved to operate in California
We hold the state approval required to train healthcare students in California — and we're upfront about what that approval does and doesn't mean.
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
Quest Nursing Education Center is approved to operate by the California BPPE, in compliance with the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.
Approval is not accreditation
QNEC is not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and students are not eligible for federal financial aid. Please review our catalog and School Performance Fact Sheet before enrolling. Questions may be directed to the BPPE at bppe.ca.gov.
Visit our Florida campus — Tampa
PN, ASN, BSN, RN-to-BSN, and master's-level nursing programs.
Request information
Tell us which program you're interested in and an advisor will reach out with schedules, requirements, and next steps.
- Call(510) 452-1444
- Campus917 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94607
- Also servingPleasanton, CA — Educational Center