Become A Licensed Vocational Nurse in One Year

North Central Texas College offers a 12-month (3 semesters) full-time vocational nursing program. The NCTC nursing faculty members are educationally qualified and come from across the United States with a diversity of clinical expertise. This allows for creative learning environments to train competent, well-rounded, vocational nurses with high job-market demand. NCTC graduates' pass rates on the National Council Licensing Exam for Pratical Nursing (NCLEX-PN) in the state of Texas have been superior to many other colleges for more than a decade. The program has maintained full-approval by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON).

Classes

The vocational nursing program is offered on each of the four campuses (Gainesville, Corinth, Bowie, eCampus) of North Central Texas College. Students attend school 5 days per week (Monday thru Friday) for approximately 8 hours per day. Semester breaks adhere to the regular college calendar. Online students attend clinical on weekends. The curriculum consists of classroom lecture, skills lab and clinical practicum components. Upon graduation, students are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN for practical/vocational nursing in all 50 states.

Gainesville Campus has two (2) admissions one begins January and ends in December. The other admission begins August and ends the following August.

Corinth Campus has one (1) admission. It begins in August and ends the following August.

Bowie Campus has one (1) admission. It begins in August and ends the following August.

eCampus has one admission. It begins in January and ends in December. For information about this online program Click Here. For information about computer requirements for online classes, click on the following link.

http://www.nctc.edu/elearning/angel/tech_req.htm

There is only one class you may take before entering the program - VNSG 1420 A & P (Anatomy and Physiology) for Allied Health.

Applicants must hold a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Pre-admission tests in math and reading are required. Potential applicants must attend an advisory session on the Gainesville campus. Online program applicants will complete the online advisment session. Persons with felony or high-level misdemeanor convictions are ineligible.

Degree Options

Certificate

• Vocational Nursing

Career Opportunities

Vocational nurses practice under the direct supervision of registered nursing staff and physicians. They may perform basic nursing duties independently or may assist registered nurses or physicians in more complex nursing situations. The average entry-level salary for vocational nurses ranges from $20,000 to $27,000. Employment may occur in hospitals, extended care facilities, doctor's offices, home health organizations and a variety of other health care settings.

Applicants for traditional classes must read the information below very carefully and follow all directions listed below.

Advisement Dates for January 2009

Do not attend these advisement sessions unless you are interested in the January 2009  class.

This class will be held on the Gainesville Campus Only.. 

You will not be scheduled for the NET exam unless you are planning to attend the

January 2009 Class.

All Advisement Sessions will be held on the Gainesville Campus

• Advisement Sessions will be held until the class is filled, at which time all other scheduled sessions will be cancelled until time to begin advising for the Fall August 2009 Admission.

• The advisement sessions will begin promptly at the time stated, no appointments will be accepted.  No one will be allowed in after the session has started.

• The Advisement Session will last about one and one half (1 1/2) hours and will begin promptly at 10:00 AM, you must arrive before 10:00 AM.    No one will be allowed in after the session has started.

• Bring something to write with to the Advisement Session.

• During the advisement session you will be assigned a date and time to take the Nursing Entrance Test (NET).  You may purchase a NET Study Guide in one of our bookstores.         

                                  Corinth Bookstore 940-498-6279

                                      Gainesville/Bowie Bookstore 940-668-4246

• Spouses and parents are welcome to attend.  This meeting is not appropriate for children to be in attendance. 

• All Advisement Sessions will be held on the Gainesville Campus

• Advisement Dates and locations are listed below.

September 5, 2008 – Little Theater

September 12, 2008 – Little Theater

September 19, 2008 – Little Theater

September 26, 2008 – Little Theater

October 3, 2008 – C.P.A.

All Advisement Sessions will be held on the Gainesville Campus

North Central Texas College

1525 West California St

Gainesville Texas 76240

NCTC Vocational Nursing Office # 940-668-4291

•  Please e-mail Kasey at  ccove@nctc.edu for a complete breakdown of the tuition and fees or answers to any additional questions.

    NCTC Vocational Nursing Office # 940-668-4291

For additional information, please contact:

Gie Archer, Dean of Health Sciences, VN Program Coordinator & Instructor

Pamela Sparks , Instructor

• Phone: 940-873-4002, ext. 13

Alice Hupp, Instructor

• Phone: 940-498-8045
• Office: Corinth-Room 238
• Email: jlopes@nctc.edu

Lacey Cheeseman, Instructor

• Phone: 940-668-4206
• Office: Gainesville-Room 614
• Email: lcheeseman@nctc.edu

Theressa Edwards, Instructor

• Phone: 940-668-4291, ext 4330

Student's Page: Vocational Nursing

NCTC Vocational Nursing Office # 940-668-4291