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 California Career Institute asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Interview
- Background check
- Drug screen
Wonderlic SLE-Q minimum qualifying score 18, program interview, minimum age 17, HS diploma or GED, valid ID and Social Security documentation; clear criminal background check after enrollment and drug screen before clinical. Rolling admissions, cohorts start throughout the year, limited seats. About 20 months part time (1,574 clock hours: 608 theory, 966 clinical), Anaheim and Hawthorne campuses.
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.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.