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Gaston College · Nursing Programs (Health & Human Services)

LPN to RN Option (AAS)

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

Award: Associate of Applied Science LPN to RN (A45110PN)

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

Overview

A three-semester evening/weekend/online credit curriculum with a summer start for Licensed Practical Nurses who want to add an associate degree in nursing.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Pathway
LPN / LVN-to-RN
Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Three semesters
Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Dallas Campus — Dallas, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Licensed practical / vocational nurse
Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
License requirement
Designed for students who have already met the requirements to be a Licensed Practical Nurse
Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Other requirement
Mandatory information session for all applicants
Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.
  • $76 per credit

    In-state — In-state residents · Based on 2025 prices for nursing and related course classes

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • $268 per credit

    Out-of-state — Out-of-state residents · Based on 2025 prices for nursing and related course classes

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • $7,943.48 total program

    In-state — In-state residents · Estimated program cost (page updated 7/24/2025)

    Includes: Page's estimated program cost across all semesters (tuition, fees, books, uniforms and related items itemized on the page); estimate, subject to change

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • $14,279.48 total program

    Out-of-state — Out-of-state residents · Estimated program cost (page updated 7/24/2025)

    Includes: Page's estimated program cost across all semesters (tuition, fees, books, uniforms and related items itemized on the page); estimate, subject to change

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $2,432
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,576
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $754
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • Application window opens September 1 through January 31 each year

    Summer (annual, May start)

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

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

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

    Associate (ADN) · Dallas, NC

    Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited
  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • NCBON— North Carolina Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Gaston College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-lpn-rn/eligibility-requirements/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-lpn-rn/outcomes/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-lpn-rn/program-costs/ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  6. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-registered-2/accreditations/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Gaston College

Practical Nursing (LPN)

LPN/LVNPrelicensure
  • Dallas Campus — Dallas, NC · Lincoln Campus — Lincolnton, NC
  • Three semesters
  • $76 per credit · In-state · Based on 2025 prices for nursing and related course classes+3 more
  • For: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

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