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 Danville Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Background check
DCC offers the LPN track as a Health Science AAS, Practical Nursing Specialization (66 credits, 4 full-time semesters once accepted); admission is selective, not first come first served. Requires high school diploma/GED on file, minimum prerequisite GPA 2.0, non-developmental English placement, a nationally normed nursing entrance exam (name not stated), AHA BLS CPR, ENG 111 and BIO 141/142 with C or better and NUR 135 or MTH 133 with C or better within two years; physical exam, malpractice insurance and criminal background check are required after acceptance. Applications go through the DCC nursing application form (LPN checklist PDF on the apply page); only the LPN-to-RN bridge window (Sept 3 to Nov 20, 2026) is posted. NCLEX-PN first-time pass rate 100% in 2019 through 2024.
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 Danville Community College. Open a category to see each one.