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 Northwest Iowa Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
Two semester, 45 credit diploma. 76 hour CNA certificate required before admission; prerequisites Anatomy and Physiology I with lab (within 5 years), Medical Terminology and a math course; C or higher in all coursework. Priority admission decided in March for the fall cohort and the previous September for the spring Extended PN cohort; Fall 2027 application packet is a PDF.
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 Northwest Iowa Community College. Open a category to see each one.