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 Coastal Pines Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
TEAS overall 58.7% required; max 2 attempts per calendar year, 30 days apart, scores expire after 2 years; ranked by TEAS score (tiebreak older test date, then Science subscore). Admits spring and fall; application for Spring 2027 cohort (Jesup, Waycross day) was due October 16, 2026, Fall 2027 cohorts at Alma, Baxley, Golden Isles, Waycross evening. Background check and drug screen not required to apply but required for clinical sites after selection; official documents to Admissions by due date; mandatory orientation.
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 Coastal Pines Technical College. Open a category to see each one.

