Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Offered by Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, Louisiana
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 Fletcher Technical Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Interview
- Essay
- Health insurance
ACT English 18 and Math 18, or Accuplacer Next Gen Writing 250 and Math 250; must be 18 with a diploma/HiSET/GED and transcripts showing college-level English and/or Math credit. Louisiana State Police background check free of felony convictions; in-person interview and 200-word writing assignment by invitation; personal health insurance required for clinicals. One clinical class admitted per year in fall (Fall 2026 closed, Fall 2027 deadline TBD); 62 credit hours over four semesters, about two years.
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 Fletcher Technical Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
5
Application basics
3
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
