This program is designed to prepare students to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a physician, registered nurse, or dentist. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in taking patient vital signs, patient health education, applying sterile dressings, and assistance with treatment and examinations.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Practical Nursing.
- Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
- Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
- Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
- Black Hawk College Moline, IL
- Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL
- Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
- Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau, ND
- Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
- Eastern Idaho Technical College Idaho Falls, ID
- Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
- Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
- Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
- Galveston College Galveston, TX
- Grace University Omaha, NE
- Harper College Palatine, IL
- Hill College Hillsboro, TX
- Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
- Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL
- Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
- Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
- Merritt College Oakland, CA
- Mission College Santa Clara, CA
- Navarro College Corsicana, TX
- Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO
- Otero Junior College La Junta, CO
- Ozarka College Melbourne, AR
- Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC
- Pine Technical College Pine City, MN
- Porterville College Porterville, CA
- Quincy College Quincy, MA
- Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
- Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
- Shasta College Redding, CA
- Triton College River Grove, IL
- University of Akron Akron, OH
- Victoria College Victoria, TX
- Weatherford College Weatherford, TX
- Williston State College Williston, ND