LPN training in Pennsylvania

Allied Medical & Technical Institute

Scranton;

Tri-State Business Institute

Erie;

How to Become an LPN in Pennsylvania

To become an LPN in Pennsylvania you will need to:

  1. Attend an approved practical nursing program in the United States.
  2. Complete an application form for licensure. You can get one at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/lib/bpoa/nurseboard/tpp-exam.pdf. Your application must also include a $35 application fee to be paid by money order, personal check, or cashier’s check (in US funds only).
  3. Ask that the nursing program you attended complete a Nursing Education Verification Form (included with the licensure application form) and send it to the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. In addition, you must request that your nursing school send a set of official transcripts to the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing.
  4. Register for the NCLEX exam at http://www.vue.com/nclex/. The exam fee is $200.
  5. Once you are approved to test, take and pass the exam.  
  6. Receive your license from the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

Exam results are available by mail within three weeks of the exam date.

Pennsylvania PN licenses expire on June 30 during even-numbered years and require a renewal fee of $40.

Did you know that LPNs in Pennsylvania earn a mean hourly wage of $19.19 or a mean annual wage of $39,920?

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649   
Phone: (717) 783-7142
Fax: (717) 783-0822
Website: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432883


Other LPN schools in Pennsylvania

Altoona Area Vocational Technical School

Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County

Center for Arts and Technology-Brandywine Campus

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Clarion County Career Center Practical Nursing Program

Clearfield County Career and Technology Center

Community College of Allegheny County

Community College of Beaver County

Crawford County Area Vocational Technical School Practical Nursing Program

Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program

Eastern Center for Arts and Technology

Episcopal School of Nursing

Fayette County Area Vocational-Technical School-Practical Nursing Program

Franklin County Career and Technology Center

Greene County Career and Technology Center

Hanover Public School District Practical Nursing Program

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Hazleton Area Career Center

Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center

Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program

Lancaster County Career and Technology Center

Lawrence County Career and Technical Center-Practical Nursing Program

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Lenape Area Vocational Technical School Practical Nursing Program

Mercer County Career Center

Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center

Northampton County Area Community College

Northern Tier Career Center

Reading Area Community College

Schuylkill Technology Centers

Venango County Area Vocational Technical School

Western Area Career and Technology Center

Westmoreland County Community College