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 Caddo Kiowa Technology Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Interview
- Background check
- Transcripts
Adults only, full time 30 hours/week at Fort Cobb; program cost $5,783.25, limited to 20 students. Admission = application, interview and testing: TEAS and interest assessment results, official transcripts, HS transcript or GED/HiSET, certified birth certificate, driver's license, verified 5-year employment record, three references, Verified Credentials background check (applicant pays). Deadlines: August 2027 cohort May 7, 2027; January 2028 cohort October 1, 2027 (applications due 2:30 PM).
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.