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 Carrington College-Boise asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
ACEN-accredited PN program at the Boise campus, as few as 12 months. Page describes typical requirements only (age 18+, ATI TEAS with a minimum composite, background check and drug screen, AHA BLS) and refers to the catalog for tuition and the Boise disclosure PDF for pass rates; no fees, deadlines or scores 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 Carrington College-Boise. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
2
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

