LVN to RN Advanced Placement
The LVN to RN Program applications will open
February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025 for the Summer 2025 cohort.
Please follow the LVN_RN Nursing Program Application checklist below.
The LVN to RN "Advanced Placement" program at College of the Canyons is designed to
provide an LVN with the education required to qualify for licensure as an RN.
- RN Information Sessions
- LVN-RN Associate Degree in Nursing Brochure
- LVN_RN Nursing Program Application Checklist
- Application & Selection Process Timeline
- Online Nursing Program Application Information
- Apply Online
- Estimated Costs for Nursing Program
- RN Student Handbook
- Helpful Hints to Prepare for Success in the LVN-RN Program
- NCLEX Pass Rates
- Degree Requirements
- Selection Criteria
Projected Progression of Courses for Summer 2025 Cohort (tentative - 20 students)
Tentative Summer Session Dates May 19, 2025 - August 9, 2025 (approximately 10 weeks)
Nursing 109 - Summer 2025 (First 6 weeks)
TBD - 3 days a week (1 lecture day and 2 clinical days) TENTATIVE
**Upon Successful Completion of Nursing 109, student will continue to Nursing 126**
Nursing 126 - Summer 2025 (Second 6 weeks)
TBD - 4 days a week (2 lecture days and 2 clinical days)
Nursing 234 - Fall 2025 (8 weeks)
TBD (2 lecture days and 1 clinical day)
Nursing 240 - Spring 2026 (16 weeks)
TBD (1 lecture day and 1 clinical day)
**Upon Successful Completion of courses listed above along with all degree requirements students would
complete the LVN to RN Associate Degree of Nursing in program in Spring 2026**
Correspondence Timeline for Summer 2025 LVN-RN Application Process:
- NOTE - Status updates emailed by March 31, 2025 status updates will be sent out via COC student email.
- Early April 2025 - ATI TEAS TEST DATE here at COC (invitation only) or deadline for Official submission of ATI TEAS results (first attempt only of Version 7 released June 3, 2022).
- Early to Mid April 2025 - Acceptances to the LVN-RN program will be sent via COC email.
- Mid to Late April 2025 - SAVE THE DATE - If accepted, mandatory LVN-RN Student Orientation.
NOTE - August 1 , 2024 - Spring 2025 - RN application cycle will open. Please follow the Nursing Program Application Checklist - SUMMER step-by-step if you choose to apply to the RN 2 year program. The next LVN_RN application will open February 1 - February 28, 2025 for the Summer 2025 LVN_RN selection.