ENTRANCE TEST
Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) will be administered on select dates in Spring 2023 for students wishing to enroll in the 2023-24 Practical Nursing class. This test measures the content areas of reading, math, science, English, and language usage. Students must meet the program cut score on the TEAS test and the testing requirements of Ben Franklin to be accepted and admitted into the program. To register for this test you must pre-enroll at Ben Franklin, create an account at the atitesting.com website, and pay the $70.00 fee.
This fee must be paid to Ben Franklin Career Center no later than one week before the exam, along with a completed Ben Franklin Application, completed Practical nursing application, and a $50 deposit applied toward the application fee . Payment can be made in person, by mail or online. Further instructions on this process can be found on the “Practical Nursing Entrance Test” tab. Remember your user name and password as you will use this to login to take the TEAS exam.
Applicants may choose to register for the free study/review sessions prior to sitting for the TEAS test. Click here for the schedule for review classes and for Spring 2023 test dates. Applications may be mailed, hand delivered, emailed to: [email protected] or faxed to 304-766-0110.
Upon completion of the PN program the student is eligible to sit for the WV State Licensing Board Exam for PN.
Program Outline
** All 2023-24 start dates, orientation dates, and virtual learning dates are pending approval of KCS 2023-24 calendar in Spring of '23
Program start date: Mid-August 2023 (Specific day TBD)
Orientations:
June-Week of 12th. (mandatory attendance)-Financial Aid review; Information Seminar
July- Week of July 17, 2023 (mandatory attendance); Pending distance learning assignments before the first day of in-person class with some mandatory in-person classes scheduled in the two weeks prior to the first day of in-person classes.
TBD (first day of in-person class for 23-24
will be late August)
Graduation: July, 2024 (Tentative)
What time: Daily from 8:00 – 3:00
Applications accepted: Sept. 9, 2022- May 30, 2023
Deadline to register: June 30, 2023
The dates listed above are subject to approval by KCS Board
of Education
Employment Opportunities
The graduate Practical Nurse will be able to perform nursing care ranging from simple to complex under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, Licensed Physician, or Licensed Dentist. Nine out of ten of our students find satisfying careers in the nursing field soon after graduation. The Kanawha Valley has an abundant number of hospitals, clinics, physician's offices, and nursing homes in which our students have found great professional opportunities.
Program Courses
Practical Nursing - Principles & Fundamentals 9123
Practical Nursing - Social Sciences Integrated 9124
Practical Nursing - Anatomy & Physiology 9125
Practical Nursing - Nutrition & Diet Therapy 9126
Practical Nursing - Pharmacology 9127
Practical Nursing - Medical Surgical 9128
Practical Nursing - Geriatrics 9129
Practical Nursing - Psychiatric Nursing 9130
Practical Nursing - Obstetrics 9131
Practical Nursing - Pediatrics 9132
Program Cost
$8369.00