North Arkansas College

The North Arkansas College Practical Nursing program has been fully approved by the Arkansas State Board of nursing and has a tradition of a close to 100% passrate on the National Council Licensure Exam.

The program offers two enrollment periods- January and August for 11 month long classes.

The Basic Admission requirements are:

• ACT, ASSET or COMPASS test results
• High School Transcript or GED Scores
• All College Transcripts

The application information must be submitted by April 15th for August enrollment and October 15th for January enrollment to be considered for that year.

Accepted applicants will be required to submit the following information on beginning classes.

• Health Statement Form
• Immunizations
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Series
• MMR or Positive Rubella Titer for antibodies
• Tubercuin Skin Test 
• Tdap
• Varicella Verification
• Current CPR certification 
• Criminal Background Check

Students will be entered into the student immunization tracer and certified record review upon enrollment. Successful applicants will be required to attend an all day orientation session prior to the launch of the program.