Classroom instruction including lectures, demonstrations, discussions, etc. are held on campus. Itasca Medical Center, CNC, Itasca Nursing Home, Leisure Hills Care Center, Homestead Nursing Home, Itasca Clinic, Grand Rapids Medical Associates, and Deer River Clinic, provide facilities for clinical practice. Students are also instructed to care for patients who are chemically dependent, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill.
Clinical practice is arranged in such a manner that it is directly related to classroom instruction.
The program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Graduates are eligible to make application to write the licensing examination for Licensed Practical Nursing. The Practical Nursing faculty determine progress standards for students in the program. A copy of these requirements is distributed to students at the beginning of the program. These prerequisites are offered each semester at Itasca.