Licensed Vocational Nurse

• Potential LVN students are required to apply to the program:
  
  Health Sciences and Allied Health General Application
  
  Vocational Nursing Program Information Packet (pdf)

• Admission is limited and based on a point system
• Select the tabs to view requirements and admission point opportunities
• Completed applications are due your location's contact (listed above) by July 7th at 5 pm, or the next college business day.

To be considered for a scholarship, please follow the link below:

General Scholarships

The following must be complete before applying:

• Complete the Health Sciences Division Application
• High School Diploma or GED
• Satisfy all areas of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
• Provide official transcripts for all college work to the LVN program clerk and the Midland College Registrar's office
• Complete the background check process with the Texas Board of Nursing
• Take the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and score a minimum level of "Basic"
• Hold a current Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) license
• Students born and educated outside the U.S must take the TOEFL and pass with 79% or higher
• Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be completed prior to the start of classes for students accepted into the program. Healthcare Provider Basic Certification must be obtained from the American Heart Association. Online CPR training is not accepted.
• Provide a record of required immunizations listed in the LVN information packet.

Completed Coursework (C or better):

• VNSG 1320 or BIOL 2401 & BIOL 2402 or BIOL 2404 (within the last five years)
• HPRS 1106 Medical Terminology (within the last two years)
• EDUC 1100 Effective Learning

Non-Coursework Opportunities:

• Certificate awarded by an accredited college 
• Degree awarded by an accredited college
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Institutional Award

Program Expectations

• Set curriculum and course sequence - Curriculum Map
• This program is one year (12 months)
• Satisfactory completion of the program qualifies the individual to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN); which allows the individual to become licensed to practice as a vocational nurse
• Graduation Requirements

Scholarship Plus Employment

Midland College, in partnership with Midland Memorial Hospital, offers up to a full scholarship (tuition, fees, books, uniforms, supplies and licensing exam fees).

Applicants must be admitted to this MC program, complete a Midland Memorial Hospital application, interview and complete a work agreement before the scholarship will be applied. Scholarship recipients will commit to two years of employment with Midland Memorial Hospital.