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 Fox Valley Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Immunizations
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
30-credit full-time technical diploma in Appleton with Spring, Summer and Fall 2027 admit terms and an estimated wait of about 1 year after the admit term to enter core courses; currently not accepting out-of-state applicants. Admission requires a high school GPA of 2.75 or higher, or a previous associate degree or higher, or ACT 18 or higher, plus final official high school transcript or GED/HSED scores; CNA is required to enter core nursing courses, with a certified criminal background check and electronic clinical documentation including immunizations once in core; ATI is a required fee on entry. Estimated cost $5,300 tuition and fees plus $2,255 materials and $1,070 textbooks.
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.