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Overview

Tuition $3,825
Duration 12–18 months
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 Hinds Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Background check

Two routes: ACT composite 18 with 18 in math (or C in College Algebra), reading and science, or ACT 16 plus ATI TEAS Version 7 at Proficient or above. Day track starts August (deadline March 31) and January (deadline September 30); part-time evening/weekend track starts summer (deadline March 31) and requires A&P I and II with a C; Rankin and Vicksburg campuses start January.

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 Hinds Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

2

Entrance exams

2

Certifications

1

Application basics

1

Acceptees

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