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Overview

Tuition $18,645
Licensure pass rate (2025) 93.1%
Duration 12 months
Accreditor ACEN
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 Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Background check
  • Interview

Entry requires proof of high school completion or equivalent, the PN prior education requirement, a clear background check, and an interview with the Program Director before clinical training; no entrance exam is listed. Application fees and tuition vary by campus. PN program is 48 credit hours in as little as 12 months; next Boise start listed as October 26.

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 Eagle Gate College-Boise Campus. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

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Health and background checks

2

Application basics

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.