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Are there any LPN/LVN programs in any state that are less than a year in length? Please list the names of the schools and the states where they are located. Thanks for your answers in advance.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

The program I attended, Casa Loma College, was exactly 12 months long. The LVN program was offered at two campuses: Van Nuys and Hawthorne, CA.

You are probably not going to find an LPN/LVN program that is shorter than 10 months. Good luck with your career change!

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Specializes in Psych, LTC/SNF, Rehab, Corrections.

I wouldnt want to attend any LVN nursing school that throws you on the floor with

You're taking care of lives, not shuffling paperwork. Beyond this, it's not possible to squeeze all that you need to know into

10 months is seriously pushing it. Anything less than that is dangerous

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...unless you were an lvn beforehand it's probably not a good idea.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.
Are there any LPN/LVN programs in any state that are less than a year in length? Please list the names of the schools and the states where they are located. Thanks for your answers in advance.

In my area, northern ca, the program I attended in 2012 was 12 months- incl prereqs. Another program was 15 mos, another was 10 months-- but reqd a 6 week prereq course. The community college takes 1 semester of prereqs, then the vn program is 1.5 yrs.

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