Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate
Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate
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The Nursing Application for the Fall 2026 Admissions Cycle will open on October 1, 2025 and close on March 1, 2026.
Steps to apply:
- Fill out the online Application. (Available here).
- Select 2025-2026 Nursing, Dental, and Medical Assisting Application.
- Applicants must upload proof of residency to submit the application. (Driver's license showing an address in District 513, voter registration in District 513, evidence of tax, utility or rent receipts in District 513, or any other documents which can help verify residency in District 513 )
- Applicants will need to upload their CNA Certification at the time of Application.
- Applicants must follow the embedded link within the application to create an account through Evolve and pay for the HESI Admissions Assessment (A2). A copy of the payment receipt must be uploaded at the time of application submission.
- Fill out online application
- Upload proof of residency
- Upload CNA Certification
- Upload Proof of Payment for HESI A2
What is Practical Nursing?
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is an important member of the health-care team. LPN's help patients in clinics, primary care provider's offices, and long-term care facilities. LPN's work under the supervision of primary care providers and registered nurses. LPN's perform many types of basic nursing care, including administering medication and completing dressing changes. The State of Illinois determines what LPN's can do by defining their "scope of practice". LPN's are a vital part of a complex health-care team that sees to the needs of the patient, and families.
Program Options
Illinois Valley Community College’s Licensed Practical Nursing Program is completed in three semesters or twelve months. After the completion of the required courses, you will receive a Certificate in Licensed Practical Nursing. The program begins each August, and students graduate at the end of the following July. There are options to continue into the 2nd year RN program, if requirements are met.
Features of the Program
IVCC’s Licensed Practical Nursing Program prepares you for an active role in the health care industry through classroom, laboratory, and hands-on experiences in modern, high-tech Health-care facilities. All clinical activities are instructed by highly qualified Nursing Faculty members. LPN students will attend clinical sites where highly experienced and qualified medical and nursing professionals practice. The IVCC LPN Program will prepare students to apply knowledge on the nursing process while using therapeutic nursing and communication skills, while meeting the holistic needs of each individual in a variety of health care settings. In the past 3 years the LPN NCLEX pass rate has been 100%.
Affordability
IVCC tuition is just one-third to one-fourth the cost of state universities and far
below most private institutions. An approximation of tuition and fees and cost comparison
can be found on the IVCC website at www.ivcc.edu/payment and at www.ivcc.edu/save.
Many scholarship opportunities are available through the IVCC Foundation at
www.ivcc.edu/foundation and Financial Aid is available for those who qualify at www.ivcc.edu/financialaid.
Reasons to Obtain your LPN Certificate at IVCC
- Personalized Attention - smaller class sizes and more one on one time with nursing instructors is offered.
- Clinical sites are plentiful and modern, within the IVCC district.
- Financial Aid is available to assist students financially.
- Close to home! No need to pay for room and board. Stay at home and earn your certificate in just 12 months!
- The certificate earned at IVCC is a step on the ladder for gaining more knowledge in patient care. The next step in the process is transitioning into the Register Nurse (RN) program. One additional academic year will take you from LPN to a licensed Registered Nurse.
- Several of the general education classes and core classes are available online to better serve students who are busy with family and jobs.
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