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CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLASS OF 2026 – 2027
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLASS OF 2026 – 2027
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLASS OF 2026 – 2027
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Description
Description
Description
The LPN practices according to the Nurse Practice Act of each state, but generally performs direct care, including the administration of medications, treatments and assists in teaching patients and families. In many long-term care settings, the LPN manages and delegates the nursing care provided by unlicensed personnel. The LPN must successfully complete an educational program that provides the knowledge and skills for practice and pass the National Licensing Examination (NCLEX-PN).Mission
Mission
Mission
Assabet Valley Regional Techni
cal School (AVRTS) Practical Nursing Program (Assabet PNP) supports and adheres to the mission of the AVRTS district. Further, the Assabet PNP is committed to providing the practical nursing student with education, experience and technology to become a safe, professional provider of nursing care to diverse, multicultural populations, with well-defined health care needs. The Assabet PNP provides and supports professional behavior, clinical reasoning, therapeutic communication and safe skill development. The Assabet PNP values individuals who practice competently with care while maintaining ethical standards. The Assabet PNP supports practical nursing as a strong foundation for entry into practice as a professional nurse. Assabet PNP promotes pathways to continuing education to the ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD.
cal School (AVRTS) Practical Nursing Program (Assabet PNP) supports and adheres to the mission of the AVRTS district. Further, the Assabet PNP is committed to providing the practical nursing student with education, experience and technology to become a safe, professional provider of nursing care to diverse, multicultural populations, with well-defined health care needs. The Assabet PNP provides and supports professional behavior, clinical reasoning, therapeutic communication and safe skill development. The Assabet PNP values individuals who practice competently with care while maintaining ethical standards. The Assabet PNP supports practical nursing as a strong foundation for entry into practice as a professional nurse. Assabet PNP promotes pathways to continuing education to the ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD.Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes
Professionalism
Professionalism
Professionalism
The new nurse will utilize clinical reasoning to demonstrate accountability for one's own nursing practice, within legal, ethical and regulatory nursing standards, while creating a positive image of nursing.
communication
communication
communication
The new nurse will utilize clinical reasoning in the development of effective communication skills for use in a variety of health care situations.
safety
safety
safety
The new nurse will apply clinical reasoning to the development and maintenance of knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide quality and safe patient care in the practice environment.
Evidence based practice
Evidence based practice
Evidence based practice
The new nurse will analyze current evidence coupled with clinical ability and makes linkages demonstrating clinical reasoning to evaluate outcomes of care.
Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation
Students have the right to know the completion rate for the program.
2024 – 2025
- 48 enrolled August 2024
- 9 1st time students
- 8 student withdrawals
- 33 graduates
- 80% overall completion rate
- 79% 1 yr completion rate
- 83% first time NCLEX pass rate
- 100% employment of licensed graduates responding within 6 months
The US Dept. of Education reports as of 2021 the typical student leaves with $9,500 of Federal debt. For information about graduation rates, loan repayment rates, and post-enrollment earnings about this institution please visit
The program meets licensure requirements in MA. For licensure in other states, check the requirements from that state board of registration in nursing.
The nursing program has a Approval with Warning Status effective 1-14-2026 from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. The nursing program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Inc., (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA, 30326 (404) 975-5000 https://www.acenursing.org/
The institution is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Commission on Public Schools Committee on Technical and Career Institutions.
Once a student reaches 18 years of age or attends a post secondary institution, he or she becomes an “eligible student” and all rights formerly given to parents under FERPA transfer to the student. The eligible student has the right to have access to his or her education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, the right to have control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the records (except in certain circumstances specified in the FERPA regulations, some of which are discussed below), and the right to file a complaint with the Department. The term “education records” is defined as those records that contain information directly related to a student and which are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution. For more information and full text go to https://www.ed.gov/
