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 Gordon Cooper Technology Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examRequired
Recommendation letters3
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Resume
Essay
Interview
Background check
Drug screen
Immunizations
CPR certification
Transcripts
Prerequisite courses
Approx. 11-month, 1343-hour program; application period opens in January and closes March 31 each year (2026-27 packet). Entrance exam is Next-Generation ACCUPLACER (min 250 in reading, writing, arithmetic) or ACT; prerequisites are Medical Terminology (45 hours, C or better within 5 years) and current LTC CNA; 3 professional references (one from an employer), resume, one-to-two paragraph letter on why nursing, faculty consultation meeting; points-based selection. In-district tuition $3,357.50 ($5,372 out-of-district) plus approx. $4,000 fees; $200 of fees due at acceptance.
