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College Diploma Practical Nursing

2 Years On Campus Diploma Program

Algonquin College Pembroke

Program Overview

This two-year Ontario College Diploma program prepares students with the knowledge and skills to work as a practical nurse in the healthcare system and to write the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination in Ontario.Students learn the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation tools required to provide caring and therapeutic nursing care to individuals of all age groups and social settings.

Program Key Stats

$15000 (Annual cost)



87 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Official transcripts, Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate or General Educational Development (GED) certificate, English: Grade 12 or equivalent with a grade of 70% or higher, IELTS-5.5, TOEFL-IBT: 80 (with the minimum of 20 in each component: Reading 20; Listening: 20; Speaking: 20; Writing: 20), Applicant must be in good health and submit a Health Assessment Form, Complete preparatory courses (4-months in duration): Introduction to Canadian Health Studies (ICHS)

Career Options

  • Registered Practical Nurses work closely with healthcare teams in a variety of community clinics
  • private homes
  • nursing homes
  • homes for the aged and geriatric
  • rehabilitative
  • medical
  • surgical and obstetrical units

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