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Overview

Tuition $4,923
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 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
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What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Immunizations

HESI A2 entrance exam ($50 non refundable fee) with 70 in both math and reading, or ACT 19 or above in each section for applicants 20 or younger. Submit official high school transcript, GED or HiSET, signed physical job requirements form, and immunizations (TB skin test, tetanus, two MMR, two varicella or documented chicken pox, hepatitis B). Starts: January (Newport), May (Morristown and Tazewell), September (Morristown and Greeneville); day and night classes. Textbooks and supplies about $3,852 on top of tuition and fees.

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 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

3

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

3

Prep courses

1