New LPN to RN Hybrid Bridge Program at Eastern Starting in January 2025

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(l-r) Cherish Goodwater and Cing Nuam, Nursing students.

Moorefield, W.Va. — ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Virginia Community & Technical College is now offering an LPN-to-RN Hybrid Bridge program starting in January 2025. This program will accept a cohort of ten students, providing them with an accelerated opportunity to earn an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree over three semesters, with graduation in Fall 2025. Coursework will be completed online, with the clinical portion including a combination of online, simulation, and in-person components.

Applicants must hold a current, unencumbered WV LPN license, have earned a minimum GPA of 2.75 from an accredited Practical Nursing Program, achieved a minimum score of 60 on the TEAS, and have completed English 101, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab I, and General Psychology. Applications are now being accepted online at /academics/nursing-program/#LPNtoRN.

About Eastern

¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, based in Moorefield, serves six rural counties in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands. Eastern offers affordable academic programs, including fourteen degree programs (six of which are fully online), twelve certificate programs, and over thirty opportunities to transfer to a four-year college. Through the Workforce Education department, Eastern provides over fifteen training programs that can be in-person, hybrid, or fully online. Additionally, there are Agriculture Innovation trainings that help agricultural workers improve their businesses or allow them to become Farm Fellows and work with mentors to learn how to succeed in the agriculture industry.

Students and the community are supported by Eastern, with access to the Career Center for job placement, resume assistance, interview preparation, and more. Eastern is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

(l-r) Shana Price and Treavor Maley, Nursing students.

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