ATS Institute of Technology is located in Highland Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. This school offers a three-semester long, or 11-month, practical nursing program as well as a bridge program for LPNs to become registered nurses. This program provides students with classroom study as well as practical work in a variety of clinical settings and nursing departments: physical, occupational and respiratory therapy, maternity, pediatrics, behavioral health and medical-surgical nursing.
ATS Institute of Technology
325 Alpha Park
Highland Heights, OH 44143
440-449-1700
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Central School of Practical Nursing is Ohio's oldest practical nursing program and the only private independent program in the state. The program is 46 weeks in length, divided into two 23-week terms. The school week is four days long with two days of classroom work and two days of clinical experience. To qualify for Central, one must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent and pass an entrance exam.
Central School of Practical Nursing
4600 Carnegie Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44103
216-391-8434
cspnohio.org
Marymount School of Practical Nursing is located in the Cleveland suburb of Garfield Heights. Marymount Hospital, where the school is housed, is actually the city's largest employer. Moreover, this practical nursing school is the only hospital-based one in the area. It is an 11-month long program divided into three modules where classroom and clinical work is done at Marymount Hospital and Villa St. Joseph, a long-term care facility located on the Marymount campus. For entrance, one must submit high school transcripts or have a passing GED exam score, submit two non-personal references (from a teacher or an employer), attend an information session and complete an entrance exam.
Marymount School of Practical Nursing
12300 McCracken Rd.
Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125
216-587-8160 Ext. 3
marymount.org