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 Massachusetts Bay Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examTEAS
Minimum GPA2.5
Apply throughSchool application
Seats per cohort32
Selective PN certificate application opens January 22, 2027 and closes March 15, 2027 for a fall 2027 start; 32 seats; day program over a 40-week period beginning in the fall (listed as 6 semesters: full-time fall and spring, part-time summer). Program page states a 100% NCLEX-PN pass rate (year not given) and a minimum C (75%) to progress; exam and prerequisite detail live in the Nursing Admissions Ranking PDF (not read).
