Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Offered by Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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 Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Drug screen
Minimum 58% on the ATI TEAS pre-entrance test (taken at Cape CTC or via ATI online only), $20 processing fee, official transcripts, names and addresses of 3 work references, drug screen. Three tracks: Day (12 months, Mon to Fri), Evening (24 months), and Secondary to Post Secondary (Aug to May both years). Page cites an overall 95% NCLEX-PN pass rate across 1,300+ graduates (not a single-year first-time figure).
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.