Licensed Practical Nursing

This rigorous 10 1/2 - month (44 week/1,635 instructional hour) training course  provides individuals with necessary theory, skills lab, and clinical experience to take the NCLEX-PN or Licensed Practical Nurses exam.  State and Nationally accredited, our Practical Nursing program provides an opportunity for the students to successfully study and learn the course requirements in preparation for the Delaware State Board of Nursing Licensure Examination.

The curriculum provides an opportunity for students to successfully learn required nursing science and clinical skills.  After passing the licensure examination, students will work full-time in the healthcare field as a Licensed Practical Nurse, providing bedside care to assigned patients. The program includes both classroom and clinical learning experiences in various nursing facilities in New Castle County.

Curriculum:

Enrollment Policy

Only enrolled students may attend classes. No one is permitted to accompany students to class, including children, spouses, or other family members.  Animals other than service animals are not permitted on school property.

To maintain enrollment in the program: Practical nursing students are required to:

*Maintain a 77% average in classroom units of study, and a passing score in clinical settings.

*Provide adequate and reliable transportation to the DSC campus and any clinical sites utilized during the program

*Have access to high-speed internet and a personal laptop to complete homework assignments and in school assignments

*Maintain current American Heart Association CPRT certification throughout the program

*Meet Pre-Graduation Benchmark scores as required in ATI Technology Policy

*Maintain all grading policy requirements

The following medical equipment is required and will be supplied to the student by the Delaware Skills Center:

I.D. Badge, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff*, pen light, bandage scissors

*The school provides blood pressure cuffs and a medication book for students to use during the school year which must be returned.

The following equipment must be supplied by the student from the beginning of course until the completion of course:

Working Functional Laptop

Transportation to arrive to class and clinical.

CPR Requirement

All nursing students are required to have current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) for Healthcare Provider certification prior to enrollment in the Nursing Program. Current CPR certification is validated each semester. The following CPR cards only will be accepted:

* American Heart Association – BLS Provider. If an online version of the above provider CPR course is available, it must include demonstration of skills at a facility offering basic cardiac life support. It is the responsibility of students admitted to the Nursing Program to maintain current CPR certification throughout the length of the Program. Nursing students will not be allowed in the clinical setting if their CPR certification has expired. Clinical absences place nursing students at risk for not meeting the clinical objectives of the course.

Graduation Requirements

*Student must maintain a 77% average or above on overall course classroom exams content

*Student must maintain acceptable attendance requirements

*Student must meet benchmark scores of a Level II for proctored content exams and a 90% likely to pass NCLEX on Comprehensive Predictor Exam administered via ATI

*Student must maintain academic integrity throughout the program

*Student must maintain professional conduct as dictated by LPN student handbook

*Student must complete safely and effectively all skills on required LPN Skills Inventory Log & Competency Evaluation Tool

*Student must maintain a rating of 3 or higher on clinical evaluation tools indicating expectations for practice are safe and acceptable

• Our LPN program is 10 1/2 months and we start one class per year always in the month of August.  The program concludes in the month of June.
• Approved by the Delaware Board of Nursing
• 8:1 Student / Faculty
• Dedicated Skills Simulation Lab
• 85% Overall post-graduation job placement since 1963
• Free parking
• Daytime Classes 7:30 am - 3:00 pm, no evening classes.  
• Approved by Delaware Department of Labor
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
• Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities; and
• Funded by Delaware Workforce Development Board and Department of Labor
• ACEN Certified*

• $180.00 non-refundable TEAS test fee payable with a cashier’s check, money order, or online payment.  Please see the "Payments" tab on the home page.
• Upon full acceptance, $500.00 will be due before new student orientation at the end of June.  This fee includes background checks, drug screening, and supplies.  
• Tuition for the LPN program is $13,600.00 for students who are not funded. Tuition options will be discussed during the interview process.