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 North-West College-Anaheim asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Catalog addendum (revised 7/1/2024, https://www.nw.edu/pdfs/nwc_addendum_entrance_exam_requirements.pdf) sets the Vocational Nurse entrance exam at Wonderlic SLE-Q minimum 18 or NLN Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX) 32%. Program exceeds California's 1,530 clock hour minimum and runs as class modules plus clinical externships; admissions is by appointment with an admissions representative and campus tour, and non high school graduates are encouraged to apply. Same program page serves all North-West College campuses.
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 North-West College-Anaheim. Open a category to see each one.