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 Pacific College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Interview
- Prerequisite courses
Wonderlic SLE-Q minimum score 17 (or Program Director approved equivalent); minimum age 17; comprehensive background screening and 10 panel drug screen; health screening clearance for clinical; completion of general education courses with satisfactory grades; interview with the Program Director. 74 semester credits (about 1,530 clock hours of VN coursework); no tuition, dates or pass rate stated on the page.
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 Pacific College. Open a category to see each one.