Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.
Getting in
What Arkansas Northeastern College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Technical Certificate in Practical Nursing is a 10.5 month selective-admission program approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Requires minimal admission scores on the nursing entrance exam (exam not named), 2.0 GPA or greater on all college or prerequisite courses and C or above in all required academic courses; full guidelines are in a Google Drive PDF linked from the Allied Health page.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Paths
Routes into LPN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Medication Aide to LPN
Your medication administration experience counts. Bridge from certified medication aide into practical nursing and full LPN licensure.
CNA to LPN
Step up from nursing assistant to licensed practical nurse. The fastest license upgrade in nursing, and the standard bridge toward RN.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.