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 Central Ohio Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Background check
Free application; submit official high school or GED transcript, attend a nursing information meeting (or online course), complete a full unit of high school biology or BIO-010, and take the HESI A2 in person at a COTC campus (may be taken twice per calendar year; no minimum score published). After acceptance: AHA BLS certification and FBI/BCI background checks. Deadlines by campus: February 15 for summer (Knox), June 1 for autumn (Newark/Pataskala), October 1 for spring (Newark/Coshocton). One year certificate, three semesters, 37.5 credits.
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 Central Ohio Technical College. Open a category to see each one.