LPN to RN Bridge Programs Near St. Louis

St. Louis Community College

• St. Louis Community College offers a two-semester bridge program for LPNs. The program requires certain prerequisites, including a dosage calculation test and English, biology and psychology courses with grades of C or better. This college requires students to participate in a clinical experience class while they take the classroom courses. The program is offered in the spring and the fall and runs two nights per week, with one day of clinical work.

  St. Louis Community College

  Forest Park Campus

  5600 Oakland Ave.

  St. Louis, MO 63110

  314-644-9100

  stlcc.edu

St. Charles Community College

• The bridge program for LPNs at nearby St. Charles Community College, allows LPNs to earn the associate RN degree in a single year. This college, located a half hour away from St. Louis in Cottleville, requires both passage of a dosing test and course work prerequisites for admission to the nursing bridge program. This bridge program bypasses the entire first semester of simple beginning nursing courses. Students jump directly to more advanced course work and the corresponding clinical class. Students may challenge other courses. This program cuts a full year out of nursing course work. This program does not offer a night option, but meets only twice per week. Some semesters the college offers weekend versions of these courses to accommodate working students.

  St. Charles Community College

  4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive

  Cottleville, MO 63376-2865

  636-922-8000

  stchas.edu

Maryville University

• Maryville University in St. Louis offers a choice of programs. The university offers day programs allowing students to bridge from an LPN to RN in one year, or for a three-year commitment, students can transition directly to a bachelor's degree in nursing. The bachelor's program, offers flexible night and evening courses to accommodate working students. Students can also enter the program directly, skipping the first year. The shorter program is available on weekends. In that option, instead of running two semesters, students work in two 26-week programs, only attending school and doing clinical hours on the weekend.

  Maryville University

  650 Maryville University Drive

  St. Louis, MO 63141

  800-627-9855

  maryville.edu