Delta College of Arts and Technology offers LPN training in day or night classes. Daytime students can complete the program in 15 months while it will take 24 months for students attending at night. Students experience classroom and clinical instruction. Coursework includes math, anatomy and physiology, biology, nurse fundamentals and family health.
Delta College of Arts and Technology
7380 Exchange Place
Baton Rouge LA 70806
225-928-7770
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Capital Area Technical College, part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College system, offers an LPN program that includes classroom and lab instruction as well as clinical practice in hospitals and other medical settings. Graduates receive a diploma. Prerequisite classes include allied health science and math. Core degree classes include basic and advanced pharmacology, which cover medication terminology and principles, procedures for administering different types of medicines, and safety and documentation. Other coursework includes practical nursing perspectives, nutritional aspects and obstetrics. Students can take electives in customer service, sales or entrepreneurship.
Capital Area Technical College
3250 N. Acadian Thruway E
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
225-359-9201
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Northshore Technical College Hammond is 47 miles outside of Baton Rouge in the town of Hammond. The school is part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College system. The LPN program is similar to that of other schools in the system and requires prerequisites in math, science, English and reading. Students also take three credit hours in an elective course or special project. Courses for the degree include anatomy and physiology for healthcare providers and three medical surgical classes. Students also take geriatric clinical, which takes place in a long-term-care facility.
Northshore Technical College Hammond
111 Pride Drive
Hammond, LA 70401
985-543-4120
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River Parishes Campus, located 51 miles from Baton Rouge in the town of Reserve, is also part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College system. The LPN program is structured like others in the system and requires 13 prerequisite credit hours in English, math and science. Students also complete 63 credit hours in nursing program coursework. Classes include nursing fundamentals, which cover basic nursing skills and infection control. Students also study mental illness and psychiatric nursing, pediatrics, and practical nursing leadership and management. Program requirements include three credit hours of electives or special projects.
River Parishes Campus
181 Regala Park Road
Reserve, LA 70084
800-590-9773
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