The design of the nursing program at Howard Community College, in Colombia, Maryland, has the nurse's career ladder in mind. CNA to LPN programs are available, as are LPN to RN programs. Licensed CNAs can immediately begin instruction in Howard Community College's LPN program, which begins in the fall semester and lasts 11 months. Howard sponsors a scholarship program for nursing, and students from low- and middle-income backgrounds are eligible to apply. Students completing the LPN program can sit for the National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nurses.
Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
410-772-4856
howardcc.edu
Donnelly College, in Kansas City, Kansas, offers a practical nursing program that begins every January and June. Besides being a licensed CNA, students must complete four other courses before applying to the program. Donnelly College accepts 50 students into the program every year, and courses run 14 to 18 months, meeting three times a week. The Kansas State Board of Nursing approved the program, and graduates are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nurses. Donnelly College will not accept transfer credits from non-accredited institutions.
Donnelly College
608 N. 18th St.
Kansas City, KS 66102
913-621-8700
donnelly.edu
The Division of Nursing at Trident Technical College offers practical nursing programs that begin in the fall and spring semesters. CNAs from a program other than Trident Technical College's must provide proof of a minimum of 960 working hours in a hospital or nursing home within the three years prior to applying for the program. Trident does not accept work through an agency. The program includes 46 credit hours completed over four semesters, including one summer semester.
Trident Technical College
P.O. Box 118067
Charleston, SC 29423
843-574-6111
tridenttech.edu