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Overview

Tuition $3,964
Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%
Duration 12–18 months
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 Pasco-Hernando State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Application fee $25
Apply through School application
Seats per cohort 36

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Background check
  • Drug screen

ATI TEAS at Proficient or higher in the Academic Preparedness category, taken within two years of application; $25 general admission fee plus a separate $25 limited access LPN application fee; health program information session required. Fall 2027 cycle: application opens January 5, 2027, closes March 30, 2027 at 4 p.m., documents due April 2, 2027; 36 students per cohort at North Campus, 132 seats per year. Estimated in-state tuition $3,964 (out-of-state $15,854) plus $345 lab fees, $1,112 textbooks and $1,469 miscellaneous fees.

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 Pasco-Hernando State College. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

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Certifications

1

Application basics

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