Practical Nursing
Program Description
Students who are working toward entry into the Practical Nursing Program are admitted into the Healthcare Assistant Certificate, while taking core courses. All students, while taking their core, must be advised by an Allied Health Core Advisor at least once.
Campuses Offered
- Forsyth
- Hall
Program Paths
Diploma Level:
Practical Nursing Diploma
Program Advisors
Enrollment Application for Practical Nursing
Applications are to be submitted via email to PNapplications@laniertech.edu
Please send any questions or inquiries for the practical nursing program to ltcpracticalnursing@laniertech.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are the application deadlines?
The Hall Campus will admit new students in the Fall and the Spring.
The Forsyth Campus will admit in the Spring, only.
There are no summer admissions on either campus.
On the application, rank your campus choices 1-3.
Application Deadlines
Fall Semester: First Friday in June by noon
Spring Semester: First Friday in September by noon
Where and when are the clinicals?
They can be anywhere. We use a variety of hospitals, clinics, physician’s offices, etc.
The time varies depending on the clinical site and course. Typically they are 2-3 days per week and are 8 to 12 hour days.
What is the TEAS Test and where can I get more information about it?
The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS Test) is a standardized, multiple choice exam for students entering into nursing school in the USA. It is often used to determine the ability of potential students to adjust to a nursing program. The test is created and administered by Assessment Technologies Institute.
- Study guides and practice tests are available at atitesting.com.
- View our TEAS webpage for additional information.
- ATI-TEAS may be taken no more than two times in a calendar year with 30 days between each attempt. No TEAS test accepted greater than 5 years old. The highest score is used for consideration in selection.
Effective March 2020, there will be a change in admissions to the Practical Nursing program.
The Forsyth Campus will be admitting the next new cohort for the Practical Nursing program in the Spring, 2021 and the Hall Campus will be admitting for the Practical Nursing program in the Fall, 2020 and Spring, 2021.
Moving forward, the Forsyth Campus will admit a new cohort every Spring semester and the Hall Campus will admit a new cohort every Spring and every Fall semester.
Note: If you have already applied for the PN Program on the Forsyth Campus for the Fall, 2020 cohort you can either request a change of Campus for Hall Campus in the Fall, 2020 cohort or you can apply for the Spring, 2021 cohort at the Forsyth Campus.
Lanier Technical College’s Practical Nursing Program Class of 2020 held their Pinning Ceremony on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. All participants gathered in the Forsyth Campus Conference Center for a “Socially Distanced” Ceremony. “We are so proud that these students were able to successfully complete the Practical Nursing Program amid the challenges they faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Gail Forrester, Practical Nursing Program Director.
-Jin Choi-
Practical Nursing Student
“I wanted to do something that was interesting, meaningful, and feed my soul. Nursing has done all of that and more for me. I had several obstacles when I started the Practical Nursing Program at Lanier Technical College due to language barriers. I took ESL (English as a Second Language) classes to help overcome my language barrier. If I made, it you can too!” said Choi. 10/24/2020
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