AHA instructor training · West Covina, CA

CPR & BLS Instructor Certification in West Covina

Take the AHA BLS Instructor Course on a Saturday at our West Covina Training Center, teach one monitored class, then teach under our Training Center or build your own CPR business.

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4.9 from 355+ reviewsOfficial AHA Training SiteSaturdays, 12 to 4 PM

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Three ways to become an instructor

Just the class? See the AHA BLS instructor course in West Covina.

Before you start

Who This Is For, and What You Need First

One requirement, then a short list of the people who usually take this path.

  • A current AHA BLS Provider cardThis is the one hard requirement. You need an unexpired BLS Provider card before you can start the instructor course.
  • Nurses, first responders, and medical assistantsPeople who already work around resuscitation and want to teach it.
  • Safety and training professionalsAnyone responsible for keeping a workplace, school, or crew compliant.
  • People who want side incomeTeach on weekends under our Training Center without building a company first.
  • People who want a CPR businessYou want your own brand, your own calendar, and classes running every week.

Pick a package

Three Ways to Start Teaching

Certification on its own, certification with the business built for you, or both plus the software we run our own company on.

  • Certify

    Get certified and teach under our Training Center.

    $600

    • AHA BLS Instructor certification
    • Instructor manual and course materials
    • Alignment under our AHA Training Center
    • Your monitored first class scheduled with us
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  • Launch

    Most popular

    Everything in Certify, plus the business around it.

    $2,800

    Includes the instructor course. Onboarding call is scheduled after checkout.

    • Everything in Certify
    • Your own branded website
    • Online booking calendar
    • Starter training equipment
    • LLC setup
    • 12 months of 1-on-1 mentorship, one 60-minute call a month
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  • Scale

    Everything in Launch, plus the software we run our own company on.

    $5,000

    One time

    Includes the instructor course. Onboarding call is scheduled after checkout.

    • Everything in Launch
    • Ops dashboard
    • Renewal reminder engine
    • Abandoned checkout recovery
    • Payment to confirmation pipeline
    • Google Ads conversion tracking feed
    • Call scoring
    • AHA roster and skills checklist automation
    • Per-course and per-city landing pages
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Not sure which one fits? Book a call and we will walk through it with you.

Assembly

How You Become an Instructor

Four steps, in this order.

4 steps

  1. Book or talk to us

    Pick a date, or book a call if you want the business side too.

  2. Complete the coursework

    AHA Instructor Essentials online, then the BLS Instructor Course.

  3. Teach a monitored class

    You teach, an instructor trainer observes, then you are aligned.

  4. Start teaching and earning

    Run classes under our Training Center and issue AHA eCards.

What students say

Reviews from Students Who Trained With Us

4.9 from 355+ reviews, left by students who trained at our West Covina center.

  • Thank you so much for your professionalism and knowledge. Trainer was kind, knowledgeable and took time to explain the training process in detail. I will definitely recommend them to my colleagues and friends.

    Carolina

  • Great experience. Clear explanations and answered any questions I had. Our instructor was helpful in translating some things in Spanish, which was really helpful as I went with my mom who is learning English.

    Ariadna

  • Very good instructor. It is my second time going here and I 100% recommend. The instructor was very patient and went through every section and explained things that were not on the slides.

    Ashley

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Where can I get CPR instructor certification near me?

CPR West Covina is an official AHA Training Site at 100 N. Barranca St, Suite #255-B in West Covina, minutes from the 10, 605 and 60 freeways with free onsite parking. The AHA BLS Instructor Course runs Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM, so nurses, EMTs, medical assistants and safety trainers from across the San Gabriel Valley can train without missing a weekday shift. Book online, or call (626) 605-2067 with questions about the instructor path.

Close to work

Minutes from the San Gabriel Valley's hospitals

Our West Covina Training Center is a short drive from the area's major hospitals and medical centers, so healthcare staff can fit instructor training around their schedule.

  • Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital
  • Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital
  • Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center
  • Citrus Valley Medical Center
  • Methodist Hospital of Southern California (Arcadia)
  • USC Arcadia Hospital
  • Huntington Hospital (Pasadena)
  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
  • City of Hope (Duarte)

Service area

Instructors train with us from across the San Gabriel Valley. Drive times are to our West Covina Training Center.

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Troubleshooting

Instructor Questions, Answered

Do I need a BLS card before I can become an instructor?
Yes. You need a current, unexpired AHA BLS Provider card to start the instructor course. If yours has lapsed, take a BLS Provider class with us first, then start the instructor path. Nothing else is required before you begin.
How long does it take to become an AHA BLS instructor?
There are three parts: AHA Instructor Essentials online, which you complete at your own pace, the BLS Instructor Course itself, and then a monitored class you teach while an instructor trainer observes. How fast you finish depends on how quickly you get through the online portion and when a monitored class is available on the schedule, so we give you real dates on the call rather than a promise we cannot keep.
What does it mean to be aligned with a Training Center?
The AHA does not issue cards to individual instructors. Every instructor teaches under a Training Center, which holds the AHA agreement, keeps the rosters, and issues the eCards. When you align with us, you teach your own classes and we handle the Training Center side: course records, roster submission, and the eCards your students receive.
What is the difference between Launch and Scale?
Launch gives you the business: a branded website, an online booking calendar, starter equipment, LLC setup, and a year of monthly one-on-one mentorship. Scale adds the software stack we run our own company on, including the ops dashboard, the renewal reminder engine, abandoned checkout recovery, the payment to confirmation pipeline, the Google Ads conversion tracking feed, call scoring, AHA roster and skills checklist automation, and per-course and per-city landing pages.
Is Scale a one-time price?
Yes. Scale is $5,000 one time. The software has ongoing monthly costs to run, and we go through those with you on the call so you know the number before you commit to anything.
How do I become a CPR instructor in California?
Hold a current AHA BLS Provider card, complete AHA Instructor Essentials online, take the BLS Instructor Course at an AHA Training Center, then teach one class while an instructor trainer observes. Once that monitored class is done you are aligned with the Training Center and can teach. We run every step at our West Covina Training Center.
Is there a BLS instructor course near me?
If you are in the San Gabriel Valley, yes. Our BLS instructor course runs Saturdays from 12:00 to 4:00 PM at 100 N. Barranca St, Suite #255-B in West Covina, minutes from the 10, 605 and 60. Instructors train with us from Covina, Pomona, El Monte, Baldwin Park, Diamond Bar, Walnut and Glendora.
How much does CPR instructor certification cost?
The AHA BLS Instructor course is $600 with materials included (Certify). AHA Instructor Essentials, the online part, is bought separately from the AHA. Launch is $2,800 and adds a branded website, an online booking calendar, starter equipment, LLC setup and a year of monthly mentorship. Scale is $5,000 and adds the software we run our own company on.
Do I need to be a nurse to become a BLS instructor?
No. The one requirement is a current AHA BLS Provider card. Many of our instructors are nurses, EMTs and medical assistants, but safety professionals, coaches and people who want side income teach too.
Can I teach CPR classes on my own once I am certified?
Yes. AHA instructors teach under a Training Center, and once you are aligned with ours you schedule and teach your own classes. Launch and Scale add the website, booking calendar and systems to run it as your own CPR business.
How long is a CPR instructor certification good for?
AHA instructor status runs for two years. To renew, you keep teaching and complete the AHA renewal requirements, and as your Training Center we walk you through them before your date comes up.
Can I get CPR instructor certification online?
Partly. AHA Instructor Essentials is completed online at your own pace, but the BLS Instructor Course and your monitored class are in person, because you have to show you can teach the hands-on skills. Ours run Saturdays in West Covina, or onsite for groups of five or more.
Should I become an AHA or a Red Cross CPR instructor?
It depends on who you want to teach. Hospitals and clinical programs in Southern California usually ask for AHA BLS, so an AHA BLS instructor card fits a healthcare audience. We also run Red Cross instructor training if your students are workplaces, schools or community groups that ask for Red Cross.
Where do the classes happen?
Instructor training runs in person at our West Covina training center. Once you are aligned, you teach your own classes on your own schedule.

Beyond the certification

We Help People Start and Grow CPR Businesses

Teaching is the license. The business is the website, the booking calendar, the ads, and the follow-up. We run all of it for our own company and build it for others.

  • Done for you

    Marketing agency for CPR companies

    Google Ads, local SEO, websites, and conversion tracking, run by an operator.

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  • Run it yourself

    Booking and automation software

    The calendar, renewal engine, recovery emails, and ops dashboard we use every day.

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