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Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 92.31%
Duration 12–18 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 Central Technology Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

Adults only; Drumright and Sapulpa campuses, M-F 8 AM to 4 PM, next start listed 9/13/27; minimum 24 attendance hours/week. Must hold an active CNA license, earn a qualifying TEAS score ($80 first attempt, $50 retake, Wednesdays 9 AM), submit HS transcript or GED plus CareerTech/college transcripts; points-based selection with extra points for CNA, Intro to Nursing, Medical Terminology and A&P. Page states a 95% NCLEX pass rate as a 5-year average (no single-year 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 Central Technology Center. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

3

Application basics

1

Prep courses

3