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Vocational Nursing - BVNPT Approved

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Vocational Nursing - BVNPT Approved

Vocational Nursing - BVNPT Approved 

41 Week Program (45 calendar weeks long with holidays and breaks and make-up weeks)

(576 hours classroom theory and 954 practical shop hours = 1530 total hours) 

Please complete the VN Nursing Program Application and upload all of your documents to be considered a potential VN student at CAJ!

Next Program Start Dates - January 4, 2027 - December 17, 2027

Monday – Friday (in-person classroom) from 8:00am - 4:30pm 

Monday – Friday (in-person clinical) from 6:00am - 2:30pm 

VN Checklist of Requirements - Potential VN Students

You MUST USE THIS FORM from Comprehensive Medical, Inc for your 1. Drug Screening AND your 2. Live Scan fingerprints. No other drug screening or fingerprint/background check documents will be accepted!

Any documents turned into CAJ become property of CAJ, and copies will not be produced or given to students. Please make sure to make copies for yourself before turning in your documents for your VN Student File.

Admission Requirements

  • Please follow the Assessment, Advising, Orientation, and Enrollment Process
  • Minimum CASAS Scores Required: Reading 248 and Math 236
  • High School Graduate/High School Equivalency
  • Active Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) License at time of enrollment and throughout the entire program
  • Pass all prerequisite courses (Math for Medications, Medical Terminology, and Anatomy & Physiology)
  • CPR/First Aid Certification
  • Nursing Entrance Exam (Kaplan, C-Net, HESI, or TEAS)
  • Must pass a drug and criminal background check before enrolling into the program
  • Health clearance by physical exam - use this form for your medical professional to fill out
  • Negative TB test (2 step) or Chest X-ray required before enrolling into the program
  • Successful interview with Director

Skills learned in the Vocational Nursing Program:

  • Respiratory/Cardiovascular Health
  • Maternal and Neonatal
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Clinical Externships

Potential Salary: $58,000 – $97,000 

Program Cost (scholarships available): $25,100 plus books and materials