This two-year college based in south Lexington offers students an LPN nursing degree program. The school's practical nursing program features classroom instruction and the required labs and supervised clinical instruction. Students do their hands-on work at local health care facilities. Students must complete at least 52 hours of coursework over three semesters. The final semester includes a five- to six-week clinical practicum. The Bluegrass practical nursing program also is available to students who enroll at the Danville campus.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
470 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40506
859-246-6200
Kctcs.edu
Jefferson Community and Technical College is the largest of the state's 16 community colleges. It has an annual enrollment of 15,000 students attending classes at one of the school's six campuses. The Shelbyville campus, located 38 miles northwest of Lexington, offers a practical nursing program. Students who wish to enroll must have an ACT score of at least 19 with a reading score of at least 20. Students must complete 49 credit hours to graduate. The LPN program requires three semesters of attendance. A clinical practicum is part of the third semester.
Jefferson Community and Technical College
1361 Frankfort Road
Shelbyville, KY 40065
502-633-5524
Jefferson.kctcs.edu
Maysville opened in 1968 and became part of the University of Kentucky Community College System in 1997. The two-year college had three campuses. The Licking Valley Campus, which opened in 2002, is the nearest to Lexington. It is located 20 miles northeast of downtown Lexington in Cynthiana. The school's practical nursing program is part of the Health Science Technologies division. Students prepare for LPN careers through a combination of classroom instruction on theory and nursing skills. They also care for clients in hospitals, clinics, child care centers and long-term care facilities during their clinical. Students in the program must earn a "C" grade or higher in each nursing class and must maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average.
Maysville Community and Technical College
319 Webster Ave.
Cynthiana, KY 41031
859-234-8626
Legacy.maysville.kctcs.edu