LPN

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Offered by St Charles Community College Cottleville, Missouri

Overview

Tuition $5,430

Licensure pass rate (2025) 91.67%

Duration 12–18 months

A practical nursing program that prepares graduates for NCLEX-PN licensure to provide basic nursing care under the direction of RNs and physicians, supporting health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

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 St Charles Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through School application

Practical Nursing Certificate (Dardenne Creek Campus) approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing; separate Apply for Nursing Program form (Microsoft Forms) in addition to SCC admission. The nursing page and the catalog program page list only the course sequence; the Practical Nursing CA information sheet is a SharePoint PDF that would not download, so entrance exam, deadlines and pass rates could not be read. HESI is listed only for LPN to ADN bridge applicants.

Prerequisite courses

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 LPN

Your medication administration experience counts. Bridge from certified medication aide into practical nursing and full LPN licensure.

Time: 1 year
State: All states

Southwestern College

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CNA to LPN

CNA LPN

Step up from nursing assistant to licensed practical nurse. The fastest license upgrade in nursing, and the standard bridge toward RN.

Time: 1 year
State: All states

East Arkansas Community College

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