LPN to RN Programs in Georgia

Georgia Highlands College

• Georgia Highlands College in Rome, about ten miles from the Alabama state line, l offers a program for current LPNs to obtain an associate of science degree in nursing. ITo be eligible for the program, an applicant must have graduated as an LPN within the last two years or have a minimum of 1,000 hours of clinical LPN practice in the previous two years. A minimum score of 830 in the critical reading and math sections of the SAT is also required. The LPN-RN bridge program begins with a transition course which LPNs must pass to continue on in the program. Students then complete two intensive nursing courses that include clinical assignments in a nearby medical facility. Georgia Highlands College offers several scholarships to nursing students each year.

  Georgia Highlands College
  3175 Cedartown Hwy.
  Rome, GA 30161
  706-802-5000
  highlands.edu

Gordon College

• Located in central Georgia in the city of Barnesville, Gordon College offers a nursing program which includes an accelerated program for LPNs seeking an associate degree in nursing. The three-semester program begins each spring and has strict requirements for admissions, including a passing score on a dosage calculation and a skills test. Applicants must also have a minimum of one year of practice as an LPN. Clinical assignments are a major component of the three-semester program, which also includes courses such as pharmacology and nursing trends.

  Gordon College
  419 College Dr.
  Barnesville, GA 30204
  678-359-5555
  gdn.edu

Georgia Northwestern Technical College

• Georgia Northwestern Technical College, based in Rome, offers a variety of health care degrees, including an associate degree of nursing. This program includes a transitional track for LPNs that bypasses the first two quarters of the program. To be eligible, applicants must have completed post-secondary courses in the required areas, including English composition, anatomy and human development. Upon acceptance to the program, students first take a transition course to prepare them for the remaining associate degree courses. The remaining nursing courses are completed in four quarters. All nursing classes are held at the Walker County Campus in Rock Spring.

  Georgia Northwestern Technical College
  P.O. Box 569
  Rock Spring, GA 30739
  706-764-3510
  gntc.edu