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 Lake Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
1,350 hour program, approximately one year (45 weeks); TEAS plus a Basic Skills Assessment required, minimum scores not published. Tuition approximately $3,888 plus books and fees. Full-time cohort at the Orlando Health South Lake Hospital campus and part-time hybrid cohort at the Eustis campus; the page listed March/April 2026 starts, no future dates.
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 Lake Technical College. Open a category to see each one.