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 Saline County Career Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examTEAS
Application fee$25
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Transcripts
From the SCCC Practical Nursing Admission Requirements sheet (career center Documents library): age 18 or older, HS transcript or equivalency, 52% or greater on the TEAS, physician verified good health, $25 application fee, TOEFL for ESL applicants. 46 week program starting about Aug 1 with graduation in late June; application packets post about the end of December and the process runs until April 1 when the Admissions Committee selects the fall class. 2026-27 LPN handbook also posted in the Documents library.
