General Information
Prepare for work as a practical nurse and learn the knowledge and skills needed to take the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing). LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurse) perform basic care duties, such as taking vital signs, giving medications, and performing treatments, and help to make patients as comfortable as possible.
A separate application is required. For more information or to apply to the Practical Nursing program, please contact the college navigator.
Program Requirements
The next cohort for the Practical Nursing Program will be Summer 2025
Application Deadline April 1, 2025
Practical Nursing Information Packet (PDF)
https://www.atitesting.com/teas/register
Practical Nursing Program Application
Program Approval
The Virginia Board of Nursing has granted full approval to MGCC to operate the Practical Nursing program.
Virginia Board of Nursing, Perimeter Center
9960 Maryland Drive, Suite 300,
Henrico, VA 23233-1463
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/
Related Degrees
Pursuant to United States Department of Education (US DOE) regulation 34 CFR
668.43 (a) (5) (v), Mountain Gateway Community College Practical Nursing Certificate (PN) program provides the following information for all prospective and current students:
Mountain Gateway Community College's PN program meets all Virginia Board of Nursing requirements for pre-licensure nursing education programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition, it meets all requirements for nationally recognized accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing.
The Commonwealth of Virginia participates with 32 other states in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National Licensing Compact (NLC) to allow nurses licensed in one state to provide nursing care across state lines in other compact states. The Uniform Licensing Requirements (ULRs) are found at: https://www.ncsbn.org/nursing-regulation/licensure/uniform-licensure-requirements.page.
States currently in the NLC are found at: https://www.ncsbn.org/nlcmemberstates.pdf. Prospective and current students are strongly encouraged to evaluate all state requirements in jurisdictions where they intend to practice nursing. A list of all state requirements is found at: https://www.ncsbn.org/14730.htm.
Mountain Gateway Community College has not determined if the PN program meets the requirements of any other states.
This statement serves to meet the USDOE regulation until further notice.