Major: Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Introduction

Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants programs prepare students to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician, or dentist.

Specific programs included in this major:

 

Careers You Qualify For With This Major

• Home Health Aides
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Nursing Assistants
• Orderlies
• Personal Care Aides

 

Schools That Offer This Major

School	City
Alexandria Technical & Community College	Alexandria
Anoka Technical College	Anoka
Central Lakes College - Brainerd	Brainerd
Central Lakes College - Staples	Staples
Century College	White Bear Lake
Century College - Online	White Bear Lake
Dakota County Technical College	Rosemount
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College	Cloquet
Hennepin Technical College - Brooklyn Park	Brooklyn Park
Hennepin Technical College - Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie
Inver Hills Community College	Inver Grove Heights
Lake Superior College	Duluth
Minneapolis Community and Technical College	Minneapolis
Minnesota North College, Hibbing	Hibbing
Minnesota North College, Itasca	Grand Rapids
Minnesota North College, Mesabi Range - Eveleth	Eveleth
Minnesota North College, Rainy River	International Falls
Minnesota State College Southeast - Red Wing	Red Wing
Minnesota State College Southeast - Winona	Winona
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Detroit Lakes	Detroit Lakes
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Fergus Falls	Fergus Falls
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorhead	Moorhead
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Wadena	Wadena
Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Canby	Canby
Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Granite Falls	Granite Falls
Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Jackson	Jackson
Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Pipestone	Pipestone
Minnesota West Community and Technical College - Worthington	Worthington
Normandale Community College	Bloomington
Northland Community and Technical College - East Grand Forks	East Grand Forks
Northland Community and Technical College - Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls
Northwest Technical College	Bemidji
Pine Technical & Community College	Pine City
Ridgewater College - Hutchinson	Hutchinson
Ridgewater College - Willmar	Willmar
Riverland Community College - Albert Lea	Albert Lea
Riverland Community College - Austin	Austin
Riverland Community College - Owatonna	Owatonna
Rochester Community and Technical College	Rochester
Saint Paul College	St. Paul
South Central College - Faribault	Fairbault
South Central College - North Mankato	North Mankato
St. Cloud Technical & Community College	St. Cloud

 

Related Majors

• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
• Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services
• Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Chiropractic
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
• Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
• Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
• Dentistry
• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Energy and Biologically Based Therapies
• Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Massage Therapy and Other Related Therapeutic Services
• Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
• Medical Illustration and Informatics
• Medicine
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
• Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
• Optometry
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
• Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry
• Public Health
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Veterinary Medicine

 

College Preparation

In Minnesota, your school may have developed a Program of Study in this career area. A Program of Study is an academic and career plan developed by your high school to help move you towards a career and college path. A Program of Study can help you:

Learn more about Programs of Study at your high school.

 

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