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 Suncoast Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Drug screen
Registration steps: apply online through the Focus application, attend a required in-person Health Information Session, then call Student Services at the Sarasota (941-924-1365 ext. 62283) or North Port (941-257-2252) campus to register. Students must submit to drug testing before clinical rotations; over 50 percent of the 1,350 program hours are clinical. The apply-now page lists Professional Nursing (LPN-RN) as full but Practical Nursing is still accepting applications. Entrance/exit requirements, start dates and fee sheet live in collapsed tabs the page did not expose.
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 Suncoast Technical College. Open a category to see each one.