Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Southern Missouri Technical Institute

Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 89.66%

Duration 12 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 Southern Missouri Technical Institute asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Apply through School application

Practical Nursing is a 12-month program (46 weeks, 1,474 clock hours) at the Thornburgh Street campus; apply through somotech.edu admissions applications. Entrance exam, fee, GPA, deadlines and pass rate are in the program handbook PDFs, not on the page.

Prerequisite courses

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 Southern Missouri Technical Institute. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

4

Application basics

4