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LPN

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Offered by Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake, Ohio

Overview

Tuition $13,550
Licensure pass rate (2025) 97.1%
Duration 12 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 Collins Career Technical Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations
  • Transcripts

Entrance exam is ACT WorkKeys (Applied Math 5, Graphic Literacy 4, Workplace Documents 5) or ACT 21+ within five years, not TEAS. Requires HS diploma/transcript or GED, physical exam, 2-step TB, flu, hepatitis panel, MMR, Tdap, varicella titer, BCI and FBI background check, 10-panel drug screen. Deadlines July 1 for August start and December 1 for January start; 1,350 clock hours (1 year).

Prerequisite courses

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 Collins Career Technical Center. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

2

Health and background checks

4

Application basics

2