Course of Study - Practical Nursing Program

The Practical Nursing Program consists of 1635 hours of study with classes entering a minimum of twice each year. There are four levels ranging from 393 to 414 hours in length. All inclement weather days must be made up. The program has both a full-day option and a part-time evening option.

Classroom instruction is given at the Center for Arts and Technology - Brandywine Campus in Coatesville and at the Chester County Technical College High School satellite site in West Grove. Clinical experience is concurrent and sequential with classroom instruction through the cooperation of the Chester County Hospital, Pocopson Home, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, Brandywine Hospital, Neighborhood Health Agencies, Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center and community clinical care experiences.

• For the full-day option, classes meet Monday through Friday at the Center for Arts and Technology, Brandywine Campus, Coatesville, PA. Class/clinical times vary between the hours of 7:30 AM-3:30 PM depending upon class level and clinical experience.
• For the part-time option, classes meet anywhere between 4:00-10:30 PM and clinical is 3:15-10:15 PM and are held at the Center for Arts and Technology, Brandywine Campus, Coatesville, PA. Times vary based on course and Level of enrollment. Class/clinical days of the week will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday (three (3) days per week). Courses in Levels III and IV may require a four (4) night per week commitment (no Friday, Saturday or Sunday).
• For the full-day, four days/per week option, offered at the Chester County Technical College High School, West Grove, PA, classes meet four days per week (no Friday, Saturday or Sunday). Class/clinical times vary between the hours of 7:30-3:30 PM depending upon class level and clinical experience.

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