Concord Career Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, offers a 13-month program that includes hands-on nursing experience in a clinical setting. The curriculum includes pharmacology, nutrition and preventive nursing care. Students are successfully prepared to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses, following graduation. A high school diploma or GED is required. Tuition for the program is not published because rates change each session.
Concorde Career Institute
3239 Broadway
Suite 400
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-531-5223
concorde.edu
St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, Missouri, offers students a 50 credit hour program that leads to a certification as an LPN. A total of 33 of the required 50 hours are nursing credits and the remaining 17 are set aside for general courses. Designed to prepare adults to secure jobs in hospitals and medical clinics, the program is 1 year long. Students work in a clinical setting and the curriculum includes anatomy and physiology and med-surgery. Tuition for the program is $5,358.50, plus the cost of books and fees.
St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Cottleville, MO 63376
636-922-8000
stchas.edu
Bolivar Technical College in Bolivar, Missouri, offers a certificate in practical nursing that includes 76 credit hours of theory, laboratory and clinical practice. Students can receive federal financial aid including Pell grants and scholarships. The school's mission is to provide access to the fastest-growing careers in today's labor force. Tuition per credit is $195.00; this does not include lab and equipment fees and books.
Bolivar Technical College
2001 W. Broadway, Suite 6
Bolivar MO 65613
417-777-5062
bolivarcollege.org