Azuza Pacific University is an evangelical Christian institution offering accredited programs in nursing. An LVN-RN program leading to a BSN as well as the LVN 30-unit option are offered. Each nursing candidate is evaluated on an individual basis for admissions consideration. The first-year nursing course, Foundations of Professional Nursing, is waived for licensed LVNs. However, Theories and Concepts in Professional Nursing, a nursing bridge course, may be required.
School of Nursing
Azuza Pacific University
P.O. Box 7000
Azuza, CA 91702-7000
(626) 815-5386
apu.edu/nursing/about/
California State University at Chico School of Nursing offers LVN-BSN and LVN-RN programs. The programs grant priority status to LVNs working or living in the Chico area. A part-time program for working nurses, the LVN-BSN program, is completed online, has a clinical component and is accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing as well as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Prospective nursing students must have nursing science prerequisites completed before applying to either program.
California State University, Chico
School of Nursing
Chico, CA 95929-0200
(530) 898-5891
csuchico.edu/nurs/index.shtml
Merritt College offers an LVN-RN 30-unit option program requiring the completion of six courses total: physiology, microbiology, ethics, psychiatric nursing, leadership and advanced medical-surgical nursing. Those who successfully complete the coursework will be eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
Merritt College
Allied Health Department D-102
Associate Degree Nursing Program
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619
(510) 436-2422
merritt.edu/apps/comm.asp?Q=40065
Mount St. Mary's College is a Catholic college for women offering several nursing programs, among them an LVN-RN program leading to an Associates Degree in Registered Nursing. LVNs are given the option of completing the National League of Nursing Mobility Exam requiring a minimum 75 percent score. Nurses passing the exam may opt to complete the BSN program in three years; otherwise, they can continue with the ADN program. Mount St. Mary's College of Nursing also offers the LVN-RN program as a 30-unit option. The College is co-educational.
Mt. St. Mary's College
Associate Degree Nursing Department
10 Chester Place
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 477-2500
msmc.la.edu/undergraduate-associate-programs/nursing.asp