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 Hopkinsville Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
PN track admits once per year (Fall), application deadline May 15; pre-admission conference attendance required to access the application. Entrance exam is the NLN NEX with RN Composite Score of 88 for PN applicants. Prerequisites BIO 137 or BIO 135, ENG 101, AHS 115 (or CLA 131/MIT 103), and NAA 100 with state nurse aide exam or active nurse aide registry status by end of Summer term. ACEN accredited.
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 Hopkinsville Community College. Open a category to see each one.