LPN training in Texas

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How to Become an LPN/LVN in Texas

To become an LPN/LVN in Texas you will need to:

  1. Attend a Texas Board of Nursing-approved practical nursing program in the United States.
  2. Apply for Texas licensure online at http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/app/orig/index.jsp?AGENCY_NAME=bne&CONFIG_ID=BNE_EXAM&LICENSE_ID=01. The application fee can be paid by credit card.
  3. Request that the director of your nursing school complete and send an Affidavit of Graduation for Graduates of Texas Approved Vocational Nursing Programs to the Texas Board of Nursing.
  4. Request fingerprint cards at http://www.bon.state.tx.us/olv/web-requests.asp. Get fingerprinted and return the cards as directed by the Texas Board of Nursing instructions located at http://www.bon.state.tx.us/olv/pdfs/fp-generalinst.pdf.
  5. Register for the NCLEX exam at http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/. The exam fee is $200.
  6. Once you are approved to test, take and pass the exam.  
  7. Receive your license from the Texas Board of Nursing.

Did you know that LPNs in Texas earn a mean hourly wage of $18.79 or a mean annual wage of $39,080?

Texas Board of Nursing

333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701   
Phone: (512) 305-7400
Fax: (512) 305-7401
Website: http://www.bon.state.tx.us


Other LPN schools in Texas

Alvin Community College

Amarillo College

Anamarc Educational Institute

Angelina College

Austin Community College District

Blinn College

Central Texas College

Cisco Junior College

Clarendon College

Coastal Bend College

Computer Career Center

Concorde Career Institute

Dallas Nursing Institute

Del Mar College

El Centro College

El Paso Community College

Frank Phillips College

Galen Health Institute-San Antonio

Galveston College

Grayson County College

Hill College

Houston Community College System

Howard College

Kilgore College

Lamar State College-Orange

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Laredo Community College

Lee College

McLennan Community College

Midland College

Navarro College

North Harris Montgomery Community College District

Northeast Texas Community College

Odessa College

Panola College

Paris Junior College

Ranger College

San Jacinto College-Central Campus

South Plains College

Southwest Texas Junior College

St Philips College

Temple College

Texarkana College

Texas Careers

Texas Southmost College

Texas State Technical College-West Texas

Trinity Valley Community College

Tyler Junior College

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies

Vernon College

Victoria College

Weatherford College

Western Texas College

Wharton County Junior College