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 Hinds Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
Two routes: ACT composite 18 with 18 in math (or C in College Algebra), reading and science, or ACT 16 plus ATI TEAS Version 7 at Proficient or above. Day track starts August (deadline March 31) and January (deadline September 30); part-time evening/weekend track starts summer (deadline March 31) and requires A&P I and II with a C; Rankin and Vicksburg campuses start January.
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.