LPN training in Oregon
Concorde Career College
Portland;How to Become an LPN in Oregon
To become an LPN in Oregon you will need to:
- Attend an approved practical nursing program in the United States.
- Complete an application form for licensure. You can get one at http://www.osbn.state.or.us/OSBN/pdfs/forms/RN-LPNexamapp.pdf. Your application must also include a passport-size photograph attached to the Examination Picture Identification form and the appropriate application fees. For those who graduated less than a year ago, the director of the nursing school you attended must also sign and send the form to the Oregon State Board of Nursing. For those who graduated more than a year ago, your signature on the Examination Picture Identification form must be notarized. The application fee is $160 and the fingerprinting fee in order to obtain a national criminal history record check is $52. You must also be fingerprinted and send the completed fingerprinting documents (per the application’s instructions) to the Board.
- Request that your nursing school send a set of official transcripts to the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
- Register for the NCLEX exam at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/. The exam fee is $200.
- Once you are approved to test, take and pass the exam
- Receive your license from the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
Did you know that LPNs in Oregon earn a mean hourly wage of $20.88 or a mean annual wage of $43,420?
Oregon State Board of Nursing
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224
Phone: (971) 673-0685
Fax: (971) 673-0684
Website: http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
Other LPN schools in Oregon
Blue Mountain Community College
- Pendleton
- (541) 276-1260
- 2411 NW Carden Ave, Pendleton, Oregon 97801
Central Oregon Community College
- Bend
- (541) 383-7500
- 2600 NW College Way, Bend, Oregon 97701
Chemeketa Community College
- Salem
- (503) 399-5000
- 4000 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, Oregon 97305
Clackamas Community College
- Oregon City
- (503) 657-6958
- 19600 South Molalla Ave, Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Clatsop Community College
- Astoria
- (503) 325-0910
- 1653 Jerome Ave, Astoria, Oregon 97103
Oregon Coast Community College
- Newport
- (541) 265-2283
- 332 SW Coast Hwy, Newport, Oregon 97365-4928
Rogue Community College
- Grants Pass
- (541) 956-7500
- 3345 Redwood Hwy, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527
Treasure Valley Community College
- Ontario
- (541) 881-8822
- 650 College Blvd, Ontario, Oregon 97914
Umpqua Community College
- Roseburg
- (541) 440-4600
- 1140 College Rd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470-0226
