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 Lamar State College-Port Arthur asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examHESI A2
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Prerequisite courses
Transcripts
One-year, 50 credit hour program with two admission cycles (Spring January and Fall August); Spring 2027 application packet due October 15, 2026. HESI A2 taken on the Port Arthur campus, 75% reading comprehension and 70% cumulative minimum; TSI complete in reading, writing and math; A&P I and II and Medical Terminology coursework; pre-program orientation required; applicants ranked on a Program Admission Rating Scale. NCLEX-PN 98.25% in 2024 (56 of 57).
