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Cuyahoga Community College District · Division of Nursing

Nursing LPN to ADN Access Track

ADNLPN / LVN-to-RNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Advanced-standing track for licensed practical nurses leading to the AAS in Nursing, offered as a modified evening/weekend program that admits in spring.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Pathway
LPN / LVN-to-RN
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Four semesters
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Metropolitan Campus — OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Licensed practical / vocational nurse
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
License requirement
Current unrestricted Ohio LPN license; credentialed to administer medication by the Ohio Board of Nursing
Source: catalog.tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.75Cumulative GPA of 2.75 from Tri-C with at least 9 general education credit hours; the LPN transcript may be used if its overall GPA is 2.75 or higher
Source: catalog.tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Documents
Official transcript from the practical nursing program
Source: catalog.tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
BCI fingerprinting and background check required before applying to the Access Track
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
HESI Admission Assessment (A2)
Not requiredThe HESI RN to LPN Mobility Exam is no longer required for the LPN to RN Access Track as of Feb. 1, 2023
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

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Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-district, full-time, 2023-24: $3,736
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,622
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,736
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical placements
Clinicals are held at a variety of acute care settings throughout Northeast Ohio and the surrounding areas
Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: tri-c.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. catalog.tri-c.edu/programs/nursing-access-lpn-rn-track-aas/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/generic-track/admission-information.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/lpn-to-adn-access-track/index.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/lpn-to-adn-access-track/nurs-1250-lpn-to-rn-transitions/index.h — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/program-information.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Nursing Generic Track

ADNPrelicensure
  • Eastern Campus — OH · Metropolitan Campus — OH · Western Campus — OH · Westshore Campus — OH
  • On-campus
  • Four semesters (two-year program) · 61 total credit hours
  • For: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

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