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 Valley College-Cleveland asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
2024-25 tuition sheet, Practical Nursing (Hybrid) diploma: tuition $17,975 + required fees $705 = $18,680; excludes estimated textbooks $3,800, other expenses $353 and computer $300. 10-month program. NCLEX-PN first-attempt pass rate 66.19% for calendar 2024 per Ohio Board of Nursing, combined Cleveland and Fairlawn campuses (https://valley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Student-Outcomes-2022-2024-for-Ohio-programs.pdf). Institutionally accredited by ACCSC, not ACEN.
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 Valley College-Cleveland. Open a category to see each one.