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Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 76%
Duration 12 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 Blake Austin College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2

Approximately 12 month program, day or evening, 1,620 hours of theory, skills and clinical; CPR training and AHA certification provided in the program. Page states no entrance exam, fee, deadline, tuition or pass rate; admissions page https://blakeaustincollege.edu/admissions/ and affordability page not fetched within budget.

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 Blake Austin College. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

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Health and background checks

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Application basics

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