Harrisburg Area Community College · Health Careers Nursing

Nurse - LPN Transitional Track (LPN to RN)

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

Award: Associate in Science (AS) in nursing

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

Overview

LPNs enter the clinical nursing sequence at NURS 142 and 143 and can test out of several later courses.

Credential: Associate degree in nursing
Pathway: LPN / LVN-to-RN
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: On-campus, Hybrid
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Credits: Not verified
Campus: Gettysburg Campus — Gettysburg, PA; Harrisburg Campus — Harrisburg, PA; Lancaster Campus — Lancaster, PA; York Campus — York, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Licensed practical / vocational nurse
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
License requirement: Practical nursing license from the PA State Board of Nursing
Source: hacc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Documents: Official transcript showing completion of a practical nursing program, submitted to the Records Office
Source: hacc.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: $6,023
Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,418
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,750
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,500

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

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.

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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) · Harrisburg, PA
Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

ACEN Search Programs: Harrisburg Area Community College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/Programs/HealthCareers/Nurse-Advanced-Standing-LPN-to-RN.cfm — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Harrisburg Area Community College

Practical Nursing - Certificate

LPN/LVNPrelicensure

Harrisburg Campus — Harrisburg, PA · Lancaster Campus — Lancaster, PA · York Campus — York, PA
On-campus · Hybrid · Full-time
4 semesters · Total credits = 53
$237 per credit · In-district · 2026-2027+1 more
For: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

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