LPN training in Kentucky

Brown Mackie College

Fort Mitchell; Louisville;

Spencerian College

Louisville;

How to Become an LPN in Kentucky

To become an LPN in Kentucky you will need to:

  1. Attend an LPN program at an approved school of nursing.
  2. Apply for licensure online at https://ssla.state.ky.us/kbnursing/TypeMethodApplication.aspx. The licensure application fee is $110.
  3. If you attended a nursing program outside Kentucky, you will need to request that the nursing school send official transcripts to the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
  4. Licensure applicants must also apply for a Criminal History Report. The application form can be downloaded at http://www.kbn.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/4C938E41-EDDF-4C03-930E-3EFB93478104/0/courtnet.pdf. The report costs $10.
  5. Register for the NCLEX at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/.
  6. Complete and submit a Verification of Completion of the Clinical Internship to the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
  7. Once authorized to test, take and pass the NCLEX exam.
  8. Receive your license from the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

Did you know that LPNs in Kentucky earn a mean hourly wage of $17.24 or a mean annual wage of $35,850?

Kentucky Board of Nursing

312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222   
Phone: (502) 429-3300
Fax: (502) 429-3311
Website: http://www.kbn.ky.gov/


Other LPN schools in Kentucky

Ashland Community and Technical College

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Bowling Green Technical College

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Galen Health Institutes

Gateway Community and Technical College

Hazard Community and Technical College

Hopkinsville Community College

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Madisonville Community College

Maysville Community and Technical College

Owensboro Community and Technical College

Somerset Community College

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College

Spencerian College

West Kentucky Community and Technical College