Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at John C Calhoun State Community College, Jefferson State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, and Shelton State Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Wallace Community College Dothan, James H Faulkner State Community College, NWSCC, and Bishop State Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider J F Drake State, Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Trenholm Tech, and Wallace Community College Dothan.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Shelton State Community College, and Wallace Community College Dothan.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of James H Faulkner State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Bevill State Community College, and Snead State Community College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Trenholm Tech, Alabama Southern, Reid State, and Bishop State Community College.
Working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Alabama
Licensed practical nurses provide basic bedside care for people who are injured, sick, disabled or convalescent under the supervision of physicians and registered nurses. Read a detailed Licensed Practical Nurse job description and schools overview.
The Alabama State Nurses Association can provide additional professional development resources.
State Requirements
The Alabama Board of Nursing (ASBN) requires the following for licensed practical nurse applicants:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Good moral character
- Successful completion of an approved practical nursing program of at least one year in duration
- Pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses
Major Industries
Most licensed practical nurses in Alabama work for:
- Medical Clinics
- Private and Public Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Home Health Services
Major Employers
A few representative employers of radiologic technicians in Oklahoma include:
- Healthsouth Corporation (Cancer Hospitals, Nursing Homes)
- Baptist Health System, Inc (Medical Clinics, Nursing Homes, Home Health)
- Infirmary Health System, Inc (Hospitals)
- NHS Management, LLC (Nursing Homes)
- St Vincent's Health System (Hospitals)
- DCH Healthcare Authority (Medical Clinics, Hospitals)
- The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville (Hospitals)
- University Of Alabama Health (Medical Clinic)
- The Children's Hospital of Alabama (Hospital)
- Mobile Infirmary Association (Hospitals)
- Alabama Dept of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Psychiatric Hospital)
- Eastern Health System, Inc (Medical Clinics, Hospitals, Home Health, Nursing Homes)
- SAAD Enterprises, Inc (Home Health)
- University of South Alabama Medical Center (Hospital)
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Shelton State Community College • Tuscaloosa, AL
Studying LPN (completion in 1987)
• 2/27/2012
"I had a great experience, and now I have a great job."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Of course I would. It's a great school all around. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | Very good rep. I've never heard anything negative. |
| Program Quality | 10 | Very good school. Easy to get in to. |
| Instruction | 10 | I had great teachers and great clinical instructors. |
| How Difficult | 5 | The LPN program was pretty easy. You had to study, though. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We had academic classes and we had hospital clinicals and in class clinicals. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | You can set your schedule. Online classes are nice. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Nice facilities. Easily accessible professors and tutors. |
| Social Life | 10 | For a community college, not bad. We have some really good sports teams. |
| Placement Services | 7 | We have lots of job opportunities in our town. It was a long time ago, but I am sure they helped us with getting jobs. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I haven't had contact with them in a while. Lots of students from the school are at the hospital where I work, though. |
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