Are you a caring and compassionate individual who is interested in being a key member of a health-care team? If you have good observation, communication and problem-solving skills and a strong desire to provide quality patient care, you may want to consider a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
The two-year Practical Nursing diploma program taken face-to-face at the Cranbrook campus is designed to help prepare graduates to give qualified professional care to individuals and families in a variety of settings. Graduates are eligible to apply to write REx-PN exams for licensure as Practical Nurses.
Within this curriculum, caring is viewed as a core concept. Practical Nurses foster client empowerment in care planning and decision making, and are cognizant of their unique biological, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and environmental complexity. Practical Nurses care for clients across the lifespan, providing safe, knowledgeable and integrated care through critical thinking and clinical judgment.
In order to meet requirements for clinical practica, students may have to travel to regional areas in the East Kootenay.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
12 May 2025
Start date
May 2025
College of the Rockies
2700 College Way,
Cranbrook,
British Columbia (BC),
V1C 5L7, Canada
Secondary school graduation or equivalent
Minimum 65% in either English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent
Minimum 60% in either Foundations of Math 11, MATH 080, MATH 082, Pre-Calculus 11, or equivalent
Minimum 60% in either BIOL 090, Anatomy and Physiology 12, or equivalent
Human Anatomy and Physiology for Practical Nurses with a minimum grade of 65% must be achieved before taking Variations in Health 1, Health Promotion 1, Pharmacology 1, Integrated Nursing Practice 1 and Consolidated Practice 1
English Language Proficiency Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to achieve the following scores in one of the two tests below:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with minimum scores of:
Speaking: 7.0
Listening: 7.5
Reading: 6.5
Writing: 7.0
Overall Band Score: 7.0
Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) with minimum scores of:
Speaking: 8.0
Listening: 10.0
Reading: 8.0
Writing: 7.0
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The college offers hands-on learning experiences, small class sizes, and supportive faculty staff who are dedicated to helping students succeed.
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