We will be accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year beginning in January, 2012.

Our program offers quality education in the basic science of nursing along with supervised skill instruction in laboratory and clinical settings. Classes begin July of each year and run for 12 months.

Did you know...

LPNs were identified as one of the top 5 growing careers in healthcare? (Yahoo News report - 5 Rising Healthcare Careers Aug. 25, 2011)

 Information about Practical Nursing - Job Outlook

Employment of LPNs is projected to grow much faster than average. Overall job prospects are expected to be very good, but job outlook varies by industry. The best job opportunities will occur in nursing care facilities and home healthcare services.

Employment change. Employment of LPNs is expected to grow by 21 percent between 2008 and 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations, in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population and the general increase in demand for healthcare services.

Areas of Employment - Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses held about 753,600 jobs in 2008. About 25 percent of LPNs worked in hospitals, 28 percent in nursing care facilities, and another 12 percent in offices of physicians. Others worked for home healthcare services; employment services; residential care facilities; community care facilities for the elderly; outpatient care centers; and Federal, State, and local government agencies.

Information obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on 4/12/2010 from: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm#projections_data
Offering Quality Nursing Education Since 1979