New River Community and Technical College LPN Program in Beaver, WV

The LPN program at New River Community and Technical College is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and clinical experience necessary to become licensed practical nurses. This comprehensive program combines classroom instruction with hands-on laboratory and clinical experiences. Students learn foundational nursing skills, patient assessment, medication administration, wound care, and other essential aspects of practical nursing. The curriculum includes coursework in medical-surgical nursing, maternal-newborn nursing, pediatric nursing, mental health nursing, and pharmacology. Clinical rotations take place in a variety of healthcare settings, providing students with valuable real-world experience caring for diverse patient populations. The program typically takes one to two years to complete, depending on course load and scheduling options. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN licensure exam. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) can find employment in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, home healthcare agencies, and other healthcare settings, working under the direction of registered nurses and physicians to provide direct patient care.

You can view detailed information about the programs or certificates available at New River Community and Technical College on the NCES website.

* Cohort Year represents the year for which students began their studies and applies to Graduation and Transfer Out Rates.
** Net Price is Average Net Price for 2022-2023 generated for full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution. For public institutions only students paying the in-state or in-district rate are included. For institutions that charge students by program, net price is generated for the institution’s largest program.
NA (Not applicable) – Graduation rate, transfer-out rate and the net price are not applicable to institutions that do not have full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students in the applicable cohort year or the financial aid year.