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 Chancellor Institute asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
HESI A2 minimum score 75%; proof of HS graduation or GED, government ID, official transcripts if applicable, MMR vaccination or titers, negative TB screening, physical within past year, AHA CPR certification; age 17+. 15 month hybrid program (program page ichancellor.edu/programs/practical-nursing-lpn-program/).
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
CMA LPNYour medication administration experience counts. Bridge from certified medication aide into practical nursing and full LPN licensure.
- Timeline
- 1 year
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
Southwestern College
View pathCNA to LPN
CNA LPNStep up from nursing assistant to licensed practical nurse. The fastest license upgrade in nursing, and the standard bridge toward RN.
- Timeline
- 1 year
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
East Arkansas Community College
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