Start your nursing career in just one year with Mitchell Technical College’s Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) diploma program. With no prerequisite courses required, you can begin nursing and general education classes right away—helping you save time and enter the healthcare workforce faster.

From day one, you’ll gain both the art and science of nursing through classroom instruction, skills labs, advanced simulation, and real-world clinical experiences. On campus, you’ll train in our high-tech simulation labs, then apply your skills in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare settings across South Dakota. Throughout the program, you’ll be guided by experienced nursing faculty who are dedicated to your success.

Our flexible general education courses are offered on campus and online, giving you the ability to build a schedule that fits your life. By graduation, you’ll be fully prepared for the NCLEX-PN Our flexible general education courses are offered on campus and online, giving you the ability to build a schedule that fits your life. By graduation, you’ll be fully prepared for the NCLEX-PN exam and ready to step into high-demand practical nursing jobs in hospitals, clinics, long-term care, home health, and correctional facilities. and ready to step into high-demand practical nursing jobs in hospitals, clinics, long-term care, home health, and correctional facilities.