LPN training in Illinois

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How to Become an LPN in Illinois

To become an LPN in Illinois you will need to:

  1. Attend a nursing program approved by a state board of nursing.
  2. Submit to a criminal background check.
  3. Apply for licensure. You can apply online at http://www.continentaltesting.net/ or with a paper application by mail. The fee is $88.
  4. Request that your nursing school send a set of official transcripts directly to the Illinois Board of Nursing. In addition, an ED-NUR document must be completed and sent to the Board by the director of your nursing school. The document must have a school seal on it.
  5. Once you are approved to test, register for and pass the NCLEX-PN exam. The exam fee is $200.
  6. Receive your license from the Illinois Board of Nursing.

Did you know that LPNs in Illinois earn a mean hourly wage of $19.89 or a mean annual wage of $41,370?

Illinois Board of Nursing

James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601   
Phone: (312) 814-2715
Fax: (312) 814-3145
Website: http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp


Other LPN schools in Illinois

Beck Area Career Center-Red Bud

Black Hawk College

Capital Area School of Practical Nursing

Carl Sandburg College

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Danville Area Community College

Elgin Community College

Heartland Community College

Highland Community College

Illinois Central College

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College

Illinois Valley Community College

John A Logan College

John Wood Community College

Joliet Junior College

Kankakee Community College

Kaskaskia College

Kishwaukee College

Lake Land College

Lincoln Land Community College

Morton College

Rend Lake College

Richland Community College

Rock Valley College

Saint Xavier University

Sauk Valley Community College

Shawnee Community College

South Suburban College

Southeastern Illinois College

Spoon River College

Triton College

William Rainey Harper College