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 Central Oregon Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examTEAS
Apply throughSchool application
Seats per cohort48
What you'll need
Prerequisite courses
COCC has no standalone PN certificate application; Practical Nurse is an exit point within the cohort AAS nursing program, so these are the AAS selective admission terms. Applicants take the ATI TEAS and HSRT-AD exams and complete prerequisite coursework verified by degree audit; the application opens March 1, 2027 at 8 a.m. and closes April 30, 2027 at 5 p.m. for a Fall 2027 start. 48 seats a year in Bend and 8 in Madras.
