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Overview

Tuition $5,982
Licensure pass rate (2025) 96.9%
Accreditor ACEN
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 Schoolcraft Community College District asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

Practical Nursing certificate is a limited/restricted enrollment program with an additional selective admissions process; detailed requirements are in the academic catalog, which could not be read. NCLEX-PN pass rate 96.9% for 2025 graduates (24 test takers).

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 Schoolcraft Community College District. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

3

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.