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From LPN/LVN to RN in 18 Months

  • Time to Complete: 18 months Full-Time
  • Primary Class Mode: On Campusⓘ
  • Start Times: 4x/yearⓘ
  • Best Next Step If: You’re already an LPN/LVN and want to earn an associate degree and become an RN

Take your LPN role to the next level. Achieve your Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) in as little as 18 months at Galen College of Nursing Sarasota. Perched on the southeastern side of The Meadows, this immersive, streamlined LPN bridge program picks up where your PN/VN education left off to get you to a registered nurse (RN).

Expand your practical nursing experience with knowledge you can apply to advance your healthcare career. Successfully complete the LPN to RN bridge program and you are ready to sit for the NCLEX-RN®. With four start times per year, there’s no need to wait. Let’s begin.

Choose this degree if you want to…

  • Become a registered nurse
  • Earn an associate degree
  • Have the potential to advance your careerⓘ
  • Position yourself to work with a variety of patient groupsⓘ

Tell Us A Few Basics To Get Started

 

When you hit that “Request Information”, it’s our turn.

We’ll assign a Galen representative to give you a call (area codes will vary depending on the rep’s location, so keep an eye out for incoming calls). Once connected, they will go over some basic information with you and schedule an admissions appointment to cover everything more in-depth.

Sound good? We can’t wait to hear from you!

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39,000+ Graduates
30+ Years educating more than 39,000 Galen graduates.
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Pre & Post Licensure Programs
Since Galen opened its doors in 1989, nursing programs have been our only focus. 
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Multiple Term Starts
Four term start dates (January, April, July, and October)*.
*May vary by campus
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Hands-On Learning
Galen offers clinical learning labs, providing hands-on and life-like learning experiences.

Sarasota

Admissions: 941-343-4643
Main Campus: 941-343-4600
Email: admissions@galencollege.edu

501 N Cattlemen Rd, Suite 200
Sarasota, FL 34232

Galen College of Nursing (Galen) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate degrees. Galen also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Galen may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website.

Galen consists of a Main Campus located in Kentucky and off-campus instructional sites in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Branch campus accreditation is dependent upon the continued accreditation of the Main Campus.

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