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Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 93.65%
Duration 10 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 Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts

Now operated by Rochester General College of Health Careers: the Rochester PN offering is the 41 credit / 45 week Practical Nursing Credit Certificate (day or evening); the Isabella Graham Hart clock hour program (1200 hours / 41 weeks) is offered at the St. Lawrence (Potsdam) site only. Admissions checklist: attend an information session, apply online, submit official HS transcript or GED and any college transcripts, then take the TEAS by invitation. Spring 2027 applications closed and under review; Fall 2027 applications open soon.

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 Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

1

Application basics

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