Nursing Education Programs 2005 - 2006
September 2007 (download pdf file)

Archive: 2004 - 2005

Abstract & Background | Types of Nursing Program Capacity, App, Enrollment

Licensed Practical Nurse | Registered Nurse | Graduate Nursing

Comparison of Students | Faculty | Issues & Discussion

Conclusion & References

Licensed Practical Nurse Programs
Student Enrolment and Admission Slots
Table 2 identifies that 62% (131) of LPN program qualified applicants and 60% (122) of Ladder program qualified applicants were not enrolled.

As shown in Table 2, public institutions approved 40 admission slots for LPN students during 2005 - 2006. An additional 130 admission slots were approved for students entering a ladder program, which combines a LPN program with an AS program. Thirty-nine (98%) students were reported to be newly enrolled in the LPN program and 82 (63%) in the ladder programs. Overall, 2.5% (1) of the admission slots for the LPN program and 37% (48) of the admission slots for the Ladder programs were unfilled.

TABLE 2: LPN AND LADDER PROGRAMS APPLICATIONS, CAPACITY, AND ENROLLMENT FOR 2005 - 2006

LPN Student Demographics
LPN programs have a high percentage of students over the age of 25.

TABLE 3: DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF LPN NURSING STUDENTS IN THE LPN AND LADDER PROGRAMS, 2005 -2006

Graduates in the LPN Programs
During the 2005 – 2006 school year an estimated 150 (79 of these students completed the LPN portion of their ladder program) completed the LPN program.