Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Offered by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, Mississippi
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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Immunizations
- Drug screen
TEAS entrance exam ($76 to $85 via ATI); criminal background check with fingerprinting ($65 to $80), pre-admission physical and immunizations ($200 to $300), substance testing each semester. Structure: one semester of prerequisites, two semesters shared ADN/PN coursework, final PN semester. NCLEX-PN first-time pass 45/45 = 100% in calendar 2024.
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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
3
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
