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 Gateway Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
30-credit technical diploma at the Racine and Elkhorn campuses using a three-stage priority placement process (pre-core, core-ready, core-active). Requires HESI A2 composite of 70% or higher (valid two years), college-level reading and writing, General Anatomy & Physiology with B- or better and Nursing Assistant course with C or better, plus multiple-measures entry (technical diploma or higher, 2.6 high school GPA, 2.0 college GPA or test scores); Castle Branch background check, drug test, Medical Document Manager and CPR before core. Tuition and fees $5,705 plus $1,066 books; NCLEX-PN first-time pass 93.5% in 2023, 95% in 2024 and 100% in 2025.
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 Gateway Technical College. Open a category to see each one.