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Lifeguard Class in Navarro County Texas runs as a blended course, with online coursework followed by in-person water skills sessions.
Lifeguard certification in Navarro County, Texas starts at $195.00 and takes 7.5 online hours are followed by 2 days of in-person training. You must be at least 15 years old and swim 300 yards continuously to qualify.
Public mapping records no named aquatic facility in Navarro County yet, which is common in rural counties. Certification is still open to candidates here, and because it is approved in almost every state in the US and CMAHC approved, it stays valid at facilities in neighboring counties.
The nearby counties below are also within our coverage. Because the certification is approved in almost every state in the US and CMAHC approved, it remains valid wherever among them you end up working.
American Aquatics and Safety Training runs blended lifeguard certification for candidates across Navarro County. The county's largest communities are Corsicana, Kerens and Rice, and most candidates travel from those areas for the in-water portion. Coursework is completed online first, then the rescue skills, CPR/AED and First Aid sessions are done in person with an instructor.
Full certification costs $195.00, packaging water rescue, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. Component renewals are cheaper: $25.00 for standalone CPR/AED, $19.99 for standalone First Aid.
For pool work the common requirement is age 15 by the course end date, rising to 16 or older for waterfront and beach positions. Employers in Navarro County sometimes set a higher minimum, so confirm against the posting before you register.
The test is 300 yards unbroken, a 2 minute legs-only tread, and a 10-pound brick retrieved from 7 to 10 feet and returned. It runs first thing in the in-person session, so arrive changed and ready.
Candidates commonly travel from Corsicana (25,671 residents), Kerens (1,495 residents) and Rice (1,227 residents). Corsicana is the largest community in the county, and certification is approved in almost every state in the US and CMAHC approved, so it stays valid if you take a job in a neighboring county or another state.
Navarro County has a population of about 55,635. That makes it the 62nd most populated of the 254 counties in Texas. At 55 people per square mile it is a rural county, where a small number of public pools and open water sites carry the whole season.
Roughly 7.0% of the county, 76 square miles, is water. That ranks it 15th of 254 in the state for water area. Open water at that scale usually means waterfront and beach postings alongside pool work, and waterfront guarding is assessed differently from pool guarding.
Work tends to concentrate in Corsicana (25,671), Kerens (1,495), Rice (1,227), Blooming Grove (870). Facilities in the larger of these usually recruit earliest, often before the season starts.
Candidates in Navarro County often travel for a class date that fits. The nearest county pages are Ellis County, Freestone County, Henderson County, Hill County.
The course itself does not vary by county: certification details, who pays for a class, refunds and rescheduling, and every area covered.
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Reviewed by Jackie Stern, Lifeguard Instructor, Firefighter and EMT. Jackie Stern has taught lifeguarding for more than 20 years and works as a firefighter, EMT and swim instructor. She reviews course content, prerequisites and rescue standards against current certification requirements.