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Overview

Tuition $6,540
Licensure pass rate (2025) 98.55%
Duration 12 months
Accreditor ACEN
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 Moberly Area Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Health insurance
  • Transcripts

ATI TEAS score 58% or higher; minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 (high school or college); college-level Human Anatomy with lab at C or better and MTH010 or placement into MTH142; weighted admission process, criteria do not guarantee admission. 12-month certificate offered at Moberly, Mexico and Columbia campuses; ACEN candidate status effective May 9, 2025.

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 Moberly Area Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

3

Health and background checks

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