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 Rio Grande Valley College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
ATI TEAS with qualifying score. Before acceptance meeting: drug screen and Complio immunization compliance registration ($67 day track, $84 evening/weekend track). By orientation: current AHA CPR, physical exam form, full immunization records (TB, Tdap, Hep B, varicella, MMR, flu, meningococcal if 22 or under); fingerprint background check about one month into the program. Campuses in Pharr and San Antonio.
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 Rio Grande Valley College. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
3
Experience
1
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
