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 Southern Oklahoma Technology Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Interview
- Background check
Two-year, 1,350-hour program (384 clinical hours) for high school seniors and adults; applications open October 1, 2026 with deadlines of January 1, 2027 for seniors and April 9, 2027 for adults via sotech.fsenrollment.com. Enrollment requires residency verification, high school diploma or GED transcript, ACT or Accuplacer scores (Testing Center available) and an interview with a career advisor; classes start August 12, 2026. Adult tuition is $2.50 per hour in district, $5.00 out of district and $7.50 out of state, plus about $995 in licensing, uniform and background check ($45) costs.
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 Oklahoma Technology Center. Open a category to see each one.