Program format

Hybrid CRNA programs

Hybrid is the norm in nurse anesthesia, not a special category: 127 of the 149 programs that publish a delivery format describe themselves as hybrid. It also does not mean what most applicants hope. Hybrid means some didactic coursework is delivered online — clinical hours are in person, full time, and at sites the program assigns. If you specifically want a fully in-person program, those are the scarcer option and they are listed first below.

127
hybrid programs
22
fully in-person
149
programs publishing a format

The 22 fully in-person programs

Every class session on campus. Worth seeking out if you learn better in a room, or avoiding if relocation is the constraint — hybrid programs still require you to be local to your clinical sites either way.

Charleston Area Medical Center University of Charleston Nurse Anesthesia
Charleston, WV
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNAP
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Cleveland Clinic CWRU Nurse Anesthesia Program
Cleveland, OH
GPA ≥ 3.2ICU 18moDNPGRE
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Franciscan Healthcare School of Anesthesia La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Goldfarb School of Nursing Barnes-Jewish Nurse Anesthesia
St. Louis, MO
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Gonzaga University Providence Nurse Anesthesia
Spokane, WA
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNAP
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Hofstra-Northwell Nurse Anesthesia Program
Hempstead, NY
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Hunter-Bellevue CUNY Nurse Anesthesia Program
New York, NY
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Independence Health System St. Vincent College Nurse Anesthesia
Latrobe, PA
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNAP
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Integrated Anesthesia Associates Hartford
Hartford, CT
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNAP
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Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
Pasadena, CA
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Nurse Anesthesia
Rochester, MN
GPA ≥ 3.3ICU 24moDNAP
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Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
Madison, TN
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNAP
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Millikin University Decatur Memorial Nurse Anesthesia
Decatur, IL
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Minneapolis School of Anesthesia
Saint Paul, MN
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Missouri State University School of Anesthesia
Springfield, MO
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNAP
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St. Elizabeth Health Center Youngstown State Nurse Anesthesia
Youngstown, OH
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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UC Davis Nurse Anesthesia Program
Sacramento, CA
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Uniformed Services University Nurse Anesthesia
Bethesda, MD
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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University Health Truman Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia
Kansas City, MO
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
San Antonio, TX
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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Yale New Haven Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia
New Haven, CT
GPA ≥ 3.2ICU 18moDNAPGRE
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York College WellSpan Health Nurse Anesthesia
York, PA
GPA ≥ 3ICU 12moDNP
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4 programs in the directory don't publish a delivery format, so they aren't classified here.

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Hybrid CRNA programs — FAQ

Are there online CRNA programs?

No — not in the sense of a degree you can complete remotely. Nurse anesthesia requires thousands of supervised clinical hours with real patients, so no accredited program is fully online. What exists is hybrid delivery, where part of the didactic coursework is remote and all clinical training is in person and full time.

What does hybrid mean in a CRNA program?

Typically that lectures and some coursework happen online — synchronously or recorded — while labs, simulation, and every clinical rotation are on site. 127 of the 149 programs publishing a format describe themselves as hybrid. The clinical load is identical to an in-person program.

Does a hybrid CRNA program let me keep working?

Generally no. Hybrid affects where you attend lecture, not the clinical schedule, and full-time clinical rotations plus call leave little room for outside employment. Many programs restrict or prohibit work during clinical phases regardless of format.

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