LPN training in Connecticut

University of Phoenix

Location: Online School

How to Become an LPN in Connecticut

To become an LPN in Connecticut you will need to:

  1. Attend a practical nursing program of at least ten months in duration and more than 1,500 hours of theory. Half of these hours must have been direct or indirect (observed) nursing experience.
  2. Register for the NCLEX-PN exam online at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex. The exam fee is $200.
  3. Apply for licensure with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and pay the $75 initial application fee. You can find an application form at http://www.ct.gov/dph/LIB/dph/practitioner_licensing_and_investigations/plis/nursing/lpn/LPN_App_Only.pdf. Send them your official nursing school transcripts. If you attended a nursing program outside of Connecticut, the nursing program director must also complete and send a Verification of Theory and Clinical Instruction form to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
  4. Pass the NCLEX-PN exam.
  5. Receive your license from the Connecticut Department of Public Health

Did you know that LPNs in Connecticut earn a mean hourly wage of $24.90 or a mean annual wage of $51,780?

Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing

Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0328   
Phone: (860) 509-7624
Fax: (860) 509-7553
Website: http://www.state.ct.us/dph/   


Other LPN schools in Connecticut

New England Technical Institute

New England Technical Institute of Connecticut Inc

Stone Academy-East Hartford

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