With satisfactory completion, graduates are eligible to sit for the PA Licensing Examination to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. Additionally, qualified graduates can receive college credits toward an R.N. from Montgomery County Community College. It is designed to prepare qualified, selected individuals for a vocation in Practical Nursing. Upon completion of the program, the graduate is eligible to sit for the State Board Licensing Examination. Worth and dignity are inherent and there is potential for continued growth throughout a lifetime.
Society is comprised of a community of interdependent individuals and families.
Education is a process which results in a positive change in behavior utilizing critical thinking, acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes. Education also encompasses respect for equal opportunity to abilities, capabilities and interests for qualified individuals, without discrimination of age, sex, marital status, race, color, national origin, beliefs or qualified handicaps and encourages the development of individual differences. Education is best achieved in a democratic atmosphere which remains sensitive to the individual's needs. Education remains a life long process for any individual. Nursing is an art and science based upon principles drawn from the biological and behavioral sciences and nursing theory.