What "online" really means for CRNA school
Nurse anesthesia is learned in operating rooms. Every accredited program includes at least 2,000 clinical hours, so you will spend most of the program in hospitals and surgery centers.
What does vary is the classroom phase. COA lists almost every program as approved for some distance education, which usually means online lectures in the early semesters or hybrid courses with on-campus intensives. A few programs let you start the first semester remotely before you relocate.
Questions to ask a program
- Which semesters, if any, are online, and when do I need to move?
- How often are on-campus sessions, and how long do they last?
- Where are the clinical sites, and who arranges housing for distant rotations?
Fully online options for practicing CRNAs
If you are already a CRNA with a master's degree, many post-master's DNP and DNAP completion programs are online and part time.
Browse all 154 programs and check each one's format on its own website.