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 Knox County Career Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
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Knox Technical Center hybrid Practical Nursing program: 900 hours over 12 months (561 classroom, 168 lab, 171 clinical), three days a week 8 am to 4 pm at the Extension Campus. Target population is age 18+, high school diploma or GED, and current CNA/STNA certification or 500 hours of direct patient care; pre-entrance ATI TEAS skills assessment. Application, cost sheet and calendar are linked documents on the program page; cohort PN60 is enrolling. Employment rate 83.3% at 6 months.
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 Knox County Career Center. Open a category to see each one.