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| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse (See PN or LPN to ADN) |
| RN | Registered Nurse (See ADN) |
| PN | One year Practical Nursing Certificate Program. Graduates are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination, NCLEXR PN. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) may work in a variety of healthcare settings. The Colorado Nursing Articulation Model (agreement for transfer of some credits within community college nursing programs or to four-year colleges and universities) enables LPNs to pursue an Associates Degree of Nursing (ADN) or Baccalaureate Degree of Nursing (BSN). |
| Practical Nursing programs are offered at -
- Community College of Denver
- Front Range Community College - Boulder
- Northeastern Junior College
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| ADN | Associate Degree Nursing graduates receive an Associates of Applied Science in Nursing and are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination, NCLEXR RN. Registered Nurses (RNs) may work in a variety of healthcare settings. |
| Associate Degree Nursing programs are offered at -
- Arapahoe Community College
- Community College of Denver
- Colorado Northwestern Community College
- Front Range Community College - Larimer
- Front Range Community College - Westminster
- Lamar Community College
- Morgan Community College
- Otero Junior College
- Pueblo Community College
- Pikes Peak Community College
- Trinidad State Junior College
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| LPN to ADN | You are a Licensed Practical Nurse (with a valid Colorado LPN license) applying to the ADN program. |
| LPN to ADN programs are offered at -
- Arapahoe Community College
- Community College of Denver
- Colorado Northwestern Community College
- Front Range Community College - Boulder
- Front Range Community College - Larimer
- Front Range Community College - Westminster
- Lamar Community College
- Morgan Community College
- Northeastern Junior College
- Otero Junior College
- Pueblo Community College
- Pikes Peak Community College
- Trinidad State Junior College
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| NCLEX® | National Council Licensure Examination |
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