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Request InformationThe part-time Practical Nursing Diploma is a three-semester evening and weekend option for current Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA). This program prepares graduates to test for the NCLEX-PN to become LPNs.
Admission into the part-time, spring-start option is a competitive process.
Students must have a prerequisite minimum 2.0 GPA. Before applying, students must also currently be on the MN Nursing Assistant Registry and attain a minimum “C” grade or higher in the following courses:
Information Session: Sessions available July – September 2024. Register for an information session below.
Application: September 1, 2024 – October 1, 2024 (Prerequisites must be completed. If enrolled in prerequisites for Fall 2024, students can apply conditionally on a space-available basis)
Orientation & Registration: October 25, 2024 (Hutchinson campus, in-person, mandatory)
Semester Start: January 13, 2025
The Practical Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
The Ridgewater College Practical and Associate Degree Nursing Programs meet the state education requirements for a Practical or Professional nursing license in the state of Minnesota. Ridgewater College has not determined if the Practical and Associate Degree Nursing Programs at Ridgewater College meet the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia.
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