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 Long Beach City College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Application windows: Spring 2027 November 9 to 12, 2026; Fall 2026 was May 11 to 14, 2026. Requires a current California CNA license, high school diploma or GED, 2.0 GPA, math and reading proficiency, Human Biology (BIO 60) or anatomy and physiology with a combined 2.0 GPA, and pharmacology (ADN 225 or VN 225). Three semester program, estimated cost about $5,000; seats prioritized by GPA (65% to 3.50 to 4.00, 15% to 3.00 to 3.49, 10% to 2.00 to 2.99, 10% military and transfer); about 60 graduates per year. Application at https://apps.lbcc.edu/vn.
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 Long Beach City College. Open a category to see each one.