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Practical Nursing Certificate

Earn Your License and Start Working in Nursing in Just One Year!

Do you have a desire to help others? Prepare for entry level practice in nursing and complete your certificate in just one year. Through our hands on academic coursework and clinical experiences you'll be prepared to provide confident and compassionate care after you graduate.

Our alumnae are recruited by some of the largest and most prominent healthcare facilities. CSM graduates have earned state licensure pass rates at or above the national average year after year.

Practical Nursing Certificate

  • One of two PNC programs in the Omaha metro.
  • Start your career with your personal student success advisor in addition to your academic advisor.
  • Share your skills in a number of clinical experiences including in-patient hospitals, clinics, community-based and long-term care facilities and more.  
  • Learn in our multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art health professions skills and simulation center.
  • Once meeting admissions requirements you may to progress into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (LPN to BSN) program if you choose after receiving your Practical Nursing certificate.
  • Post-graduation NCLEX-PN coaching with the Program Director to personalize your study plan as you prepare for the NCLEX-PN.
  • 1-year program to earn your Practical Nursing Certificate and become a Licensed Practical Nurse (after successfully completing your NCLEX-PN).

     

Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship

Through the generosity of The Harper Family Foundation, CSM is helping to provide a debt-free pathway for young women over the next four years through the Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship! Nursing students can receive up to $29,000* towards their CSM education each year while achieving their academic goals and nursing career dream. 

Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship Recipients Receive:

  • Receive up to $29,000 per year in total aid!
    • The Josie Harper Nursing Scholarship grants $10,000 annually to awarded scholars. In combination with other aid, Josie Harper Scholars will have an out-of-pocket tuition/campus housing expense of no more than $1,200 for the first academic year and $1,800 for the last academic year (summer tuition is included for PNC first term and BSN preceptorship only). This Scholarship is automatically renewable each year through the completion of your BSN degree.
       

Degrees & Certificate Offered

Degrees & Certificate Offered

Program Details

Program Details

Start Date: Cohort begins in May
Program Length: 1 Year

Career Outlook

Career Outlook

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide care to clients in a variety of settings. Employment of Licensed Practical Nurses is set to increase by 10% through 2030, which includes 60,800 jobs. The average annual income is $48,070 nationwide. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration