Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Offered by Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, Massachusetts
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 Mount Wachusett Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Resume
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
Selective admission; ATI TEAS taken at MWCC within 3 years with minimums Math 50, Science 35.4, English 53.3, Reading 54.8. Prerequisite MAT 126 or MAT 143 with C+ or higher within 10 years; mandatory Selective Health Information Session within one year of applying. Deadline September 1 for the January program start; program page cites a 2017 NCLEX-PN first-time pass rate of 96%.
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 Mount Wachusett Community College. Open a category to see each one.