Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Offered by Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts Bay Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Selective PN certificate application opens January 22, 2027 and closes March 15, 2027 for a fall 2027 start; 32 seats; day program over a 40-week period beginning in the fall (listed as 6 semesters: full-time fall and spring, part-time summer). Program page states a 100% NCLEX-PN pass rate (year not given) and a minimum C (75%) to progress; exam and prerequisite detail live in the Nursing Admissions Ranking PDF (not read).
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.