Practical Nursing (LPN)

A three-semester credit curriculum covering care of patients with common medical-surgical problems, leading to a diploma and eligibility to apply for the NCLEX-PN. A day and an evening option are offered, with a fall start.

Credential

Practical / vocational nursing

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; Lincoln Campus — Lincolnton, NC

Who can apply

New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Licensure stage

Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam

Licensure exam

Prepares students to apply to take the NCLEX-PN, required for practice as a practical nurse

Source: gaston.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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”.

• $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

• $8,260.73 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

• $16,132.73 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

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

• Application window opens October 1 through March 1 each year

  Fall (annual)

  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 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.

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-practical-2/accreditations/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
4. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-practical-2/admission-requiremen — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
5. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-practical-2/outcomes/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
6. gaston.edu/health-human-services/nursing-programs/nursing-practical-2/program-costs/ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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