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Overview

Tuition $8,506
Licensure pass rate (2025) 84%
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 St Clair County Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations

Practical Nursing certificate; HESI taken at Port Huron campus with a minimum 70 average across grammar, reading, vocabulary and math (A&P tested but not scored). Prerequisite GPA 2.5 with C or better in HE 101, HE 102, ENG 101 and BIO 160 (biology within five years); mandatory group advising session before testing; ten panel drug screen and background check at onboarding. Program application deadline was October 1 for the 2025-2026 cycle, winter start, notification end of October; ranking = GPA 25%, credits 25%, HESI 50% plus healthcare experience.

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 St Clair County Community College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

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