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 Allan Hancock College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
Twelve-month LVN program every year January through December including summer. Application period April 1 to June 30 each year (delivered or postmarked by June 30); status letters mailed end of July. Applicants must be high school graduates with a current unencumbered California CNA certificate or Psychiatric Technician license and have completed ENGL C1000, any Math 100 level, PSYC C1000, BIOL 124 Anatomy and BIOL 125 Physiology with C or better. Accepted students must comply with clinical agency background checks and drug screening. No entrance exam or GPA stated.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Allan Hancock College. Open a category to see each one.