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 Wharton County Junior College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examTEAS
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Transcripts
Immunizations
12 month, three term full time LVN Level II certificate at the Wharton campus starting in the fall; no prerequisites are required to apply. LVN application period is December through April with the deadline on the third Thursday in April; applications are mailed or hand delivered. TEAS within two years of applying, official transcripts, Hepatitis B vaccination proof and a letter of good standing from any prior nursing program are required.
