Post-Secondary Practical Nurse

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School offers a Practical Nurse Program which is fully approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. Graduation from the Practical Nurse Program qualifies the student to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

The Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Practical/Vocational Nursing Program is pursuing pre-accreditation candidacy status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone 202-909-2487. 

Full-Time Day Program:

• The full-time day program begins every September and runs for ten months (forty weeks).
• Class is in session Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 
• Clinical hours take place on specified days (Monday through Friday) from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 
• Enrollment is OPEN for the next full-time program beginning in September 2025.  Applications may be submitted beginning on October 1, 2024 and will be accepted until class is fully seated (no given deadline).  

Part-Time Evening Program:

• The part-time evening program runs for twenty months (eighty weeks) over the course of two years and begins every other September.
• Class is in session Monday through Wednesday beginning at 4:00 p.m. 
• Clinical hours take place on specified days (Monday through Wednesday) from 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 
• Enrollment is OPEN for the next part-time program beginning in September 2025. Applications may be submitted beginning on October 1, 2024 and will be accepted until class is fully seated (no given deadline).