Launch your healthcare career in as little as 12 months with Stark State’s Licensed Practical Nurse program. We combine classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience to prepare you for the NCLEX-PN and a high-demand role in your local community.
Major code: 3357 Pre-code: 3375 Health and Public Services Division Nursing Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| PNC100 | Nursing I | 4 |
| PNC120 | Nursing 2 | 5 |
| PNC130 | Nursing 3 | 9 |
| PNC140 | Nursing 4 | 8 |
| PNC101 | Pharmacology I | 3 |
| PNC121 | Pharmacology 2 | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| BIO101 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Minimum grad of “C” in all technical and non-technical courses in the program curriculum is required.
This program requires an application (separate from the College). Please see your advisor to discuss the application process.
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BIO101 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| First Semester - First 8 weeks | ||
| PNC100 | Nursing I | 4 |
| PNC101 | Pharmacology I | 3 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| First Semester - Second 8 weeks | ||
| PNC120 | Nursing 2 | 5 |
| PNC121 | Pharmacology 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Second Semester - First 8 Weeks | ||
| PNC130 | Nursing 3 | 9 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester - Second 8 Weeks | ||
| PNC140 | Nursing 4 | 8 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Apply clinical judgment using the nursing process to meet the needs of individuals across the lifespan.
- Provide safe, evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care within the LPN scope of practice.
- Provide ethical and legal nursing care consistent with established standards, the Nurse Practice Act, and organizational policies.
- Collaborate effectively with the interprofessional team to support safe, coordinated care.
- Demonstrate professionalism and accountability through behaviors that reflect integrity, responsibility, and commitment to ongoing learning.
- Use healthcare technology and informatics to document care, retrieve information, and support clinical decision-making.