Dallas Area LVN Schools

El Centro College

• El Centro is part of the Dallas Community College system. It offers a 51 credit hour-curriculum to obtain a certificate of completion. The licensed vocation nursing program at El Centro is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing. Graduates from the program are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam and, upon passing, begin practice as an LVN. Applicants to the vocational nursing program must have a minimum of a GED and meet all standards for entrance to Dallas Community Colleges. They must also have completed prerequisite courses in speech, composition and anatomy and physiology. Entrance to the El Centro program is competitive. Candidates are ranked via a point system awarded according to grade point average in prerequisite courses, support courses and scores on the HESI A2 entrance test.

  El Centro College
  801 Main St.
  Dallas, TX 75202
  214-860-2037
  elcentrocollege.edu

Dallas Nursing Institute

• The Dallas Nursing Institute (DNI) has a 13-month daytime program specifically designed for training vocational nurses. There is also a 17-month long program that is held on nights and weekends. Both programs include classroom instruction and clinical hours. Students wishing to be accepted into DNI must pass the HESI A2 exam, and the exam must be taken at the school, as results from A2 scored taken elsewhere will not be accepted. Prospective students must also have the minimum of a GED, pass a background check and prove they are legal residents of the United States. DNI has several start dates per year for the LVN program. The school also offers assistance in applying for financial aid, including grants, loans and veteran's benefits.

  Dallas Nursing Institute
  12170 N. Abrams Road, Ste. 200
  Dallas, TX 75243
  dni.edu

Concorde Career Institute Arlington

• Concorde Career Institute Arlington has both day and evening courses in its LVN program, with the day courses lasting 13 months and the evening ones lasting 20. In addition to classroom instruction, the program also offers 969 hours of clinical training. The program leads to a diploma and, upon passing the NCLEX-PN, a profession as an LVN. Concorde students are eligible for federal financial aid, including Pell grants, federal Stafford loans and the Federal Plus loan.

  Concorde Career Institute Arlington
  601 Ryan Plaza Dr., Ste. 200
  Arlington, TX 76011
  800-464-1212
  concorde.edu/arlington