LPN training in Washington

University of Phoenix

Location: Online School

How to Become an LPN in Washington

To become an LPN in Washington 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.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/Nursing/documents/LPN_by_Exam.pdf. Your application must include the $90 application fee. Note that applications take three to four weeks to process.    
  3. The director of the nursing school you attended must sign and send a completed Certificate of Completion form to the Commission.
  4. Request that your nursing school send a set of official transcripts to the Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Commission.
  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

Did you know that LPNs in Washington earn a mean hourly wage of $20.92 or a mean annual wage of $43,520?

Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission

Department of Health
HPQA #6
310 Israel Rd. SE
Tumwater, WA 98501-7864   
Phone: (360) 236-4700
Fax: (360) 236-4738
Website: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/Nursing/default.htm


Other LPN schools in Washington

Bates Technical College

Bellingham Technical College

Big Bend Community College

Centralia College

Clover Park Technical College

Columbia Basin College

Everett Community College

Grays Harbor College

Green River Community College

Heritage University

Lower Columbia College

Olympic College

Renton Technical College

Seattle Community College-North Campus

Seattle Community College-South Campus

Skagit Valley College

South Puget Sound Community College

Spokane Community College

Walla Walla Community College

Wenatchee Valley College

Yakima Valley Community College