Practical Nursing in Rhode Island

80% of our Practical Nursing day-session graduates were hired within the field in 2020¹

When you’re looking to start a new career, it helps to go where the money is – and for aspiring Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Rhode Island is an excellent choice. Rhode Island projects the need to fill hundreds of Practical Nurse job openings by 2030². And as the nation's population continues to grow, becoming a Practical Nurse can create plenty of opportunity. In 2020, graduates from our full-time (Day) curriculum enjoyed an 80% job placement rate, and those from our 2020 part-time (Evening) curriculum enjoyed an 81% job placement rate¹.

Hands-on training at our Lincoln, RI campus will help you learn to deliver compassionate, patient-focused care in a wide range of medical settings. It’s an ideal way to enter the fast-growing healthcare industry without the expense and time of medical school, and after completing your required licensing exams you’ll be ready to begin working directly with patients under the supervision of doctors and registered nurses.

Lincoln Tech’s Practical Nursing school in Rhode Island will teach you fundamental techniques through simulated exercises, clinical rotations and hands-on training.

Subjects Studied in Practical Nursing School

• Fundamentals of Nursing
• Anatomy and physiology
• Geriatrics
• Pediatrics
• Maternal-child nursing
• Sub-acute nursing care
• Pharmacology
• Preparing for licensing exams

LPNs are needed throughout the state in private practices, clinics, sub-acute facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities and more. Lincoln Tech’s Rhode Island Practical Nursing school can help you put your potential to work in a career that really makes a difference: a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Call or visit the campus today.

¹ As reported to the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges on the 2022 Annual Report found at https://www.lincolntech.edu/sites/default/files/download/consumer/Lincoln-RI_ACICS-RPP.pdf.

² National Center for O*NET Development. Rhode Island Employment Trends: 29-2061.00 - Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved February 14, 2023, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/localtrends/29-2061.00?st=RI&g=Go.