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Overview

Tuition $3,100
Licensure pass rate (2025) 95.3%
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 Charlotte Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Application fee $25
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Background check
  • Drug screen

TEAS required, applicants highly encouraged to score 60% or better; $25 non-refundable application fee; official US high school transcript or GED; background check and drug screening clearance upon acceptance. 1350 hour day program; registration deadline November 6, 2026 for the January 6, 2027 start. Input domain charlottetechcollege.net is no longer the college's site.

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 Charlotte Technical College. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

3

Application basics

5

Experience

1