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Overview

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 Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Application fee $20
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Drug screen

Minimum 58% on the ATI TEAS pre-entrance test (taken at Cape CTC or via ATI online only), $20 processing fee, official transcripts, names and addresses of 3 work references, drug screen. Three tracks: Day (12 months, Mon to Fri), Evening (24 months), and Secondary to Post Secondary (Aug to May both years). Page cites an overall 95% NCLEX-PN pass rate across 1,300+ graduates (not a single-year first-time figure).

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 Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

3

Experience

1

Prep courses

1