The Family and Friends CPR Courses are designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages. Family and Friends CPR Courses offer no completion card.
Do you want a more in-depth class to learn CPR and AED use? Take a Heartsaver CPR and AED class.
Need a completion card for your job and you are not a healthcare provider? Take a HeartSaver CPR, AED, First Aid class. This is a skills check. Participants are required to purchase the online AHA Total Heartsaver course.  *Check your state's requirements prior to registering.
Stop the Bleed class will show methods to manage bleeding in an emergent situation.

We reserve the right to cancel class due to insufficient registrations. If you have questions regarding class cancellations due to weather, please check the email you registered with for class for updates.

If you need to reschedule or cancel your class, please do so at least five days prior to the class. This will allow other students the opportunity to attend the class. Please note: any cancellation made within 24 hours or less prior to the start of the class will not be refunded. No call, no show will be required to pay for a rescheduled course.

If you experience any of the following, please email lc@methodistcollege.edu to make arrangements:
• Dermatologic lesions on hands or in oral circumoral spaces
• Hepatitis B Surface antigen seropositive
• Positive state of Human Immunodeficiency Virus- AIDS
• Upper respiratory infection
• Any active state of infection

*The manikins are latex and could cause an allergic reaction. Please inform the instructor if accommodations need to be made.

FAQ: Common CPR Questions

Nebraska Methodist College offers four American Heart Association-aligned courses for community members: Family & Friends CPR, Heartsaver CPR AED, Heartsaver Skills Check Off, and Stop the Bleed. Each course is designed for non-healthcare audiences and requires no prior medical training.

No prior experience is required for any of NMC’s community CPR courses. Family & Friends CPR and Stop the Bleed are designed specifically for everyday people who want to be ready to respond in an emergency at home or in their community.

Nebraska Methodist College Clark Building, 720 N 87th St., unless otherwise stated in the confirmation email. Course length varies based on which type of course; the start and end time of the course is listed in the course catalog.

Course fees range from $25 to $255 depending on the course selected. Registration is available online. Please visit our course catalog for further details.

The Heartsaver CPR AED and Heartsaver Skills Check Off courses result in an American Heart Association completion card, which is widely accepted by employers and organizations. The Family & Friends CPR and Stop the Bleed courses provide a completion certificate rather than a certification card.

Yes. The Heartsaver Skills Check Off is designed for current AHA card holders who need to renew their certification by demonstrating skills competency.