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Overview

Tuition $1,114
Licensure pass rate (2025) 64%
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 Copper Mountain Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses

Prerequisites must be completed and a separate VN program application submitted before registering; 56-unit, three-semester Certificate of Achievement (prerequisites not included), on campus. Detailed criteria are in an Admission Policy PDF that was not readable; no dates, exam, GPA or fee stated on the page.

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 Copper Mountain Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

2