Practical Nursing

Connecticut Projects Job Growth For Practical Nursing jobs between 2020 & 2030¹

There are great reasons to consider Practical Nursing training at Lincoln Tech’s Shelton CT campus. The first is that Connecticut projects more than 6,000 job openings for LPNs between 2020 and 2030¹. Also, close-by cities like New Haven, Stamford and Bridgeport have sizeable populations, all of whom require skilled healthcare workers to one degree or another.

Experienced LPNs and Certified Nurse Educators (CNEs) deliver a hands-on curriculum that teaches you how to properly care for patients as an LPN, supporting doctors and Registered Nurses along the way. Clinical externships give you real-world experience before you graduate, and your licensing exams are covered during Practical Nursing training as well.

Highlights of Practical Nursing Training at Lincoln Tech’s Shelton, CT Campus

• Instruction in taking vital signs, practicing infection control, dressing wounds and administering medications.
• Courses related to drug & IV therapy, pharmacology, data collection, pediatric nursing, maternity nursing, and working with geriatric patients.
• Preparation for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).
• Hands-on practice in simulated medical and nursing labs.
• On-campus health fairs, blood drives, blood pressure screenings and other community-focused events.

As a graduate, you can pursue career paths in:

• Nursing homes
• Hospitals
• Long-term care facilities and rehabilitation centers
• Clinics and private practices and clinics
• Sub-acute care centers

Train to enter the rewarding, fulfilling LPN field in Connecticut. Call or visit the Shelton campus today.

Effective July 1, 2024, the practical nursing program at Lincoln Technical Institute in Shelton, Connecticut is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on July 1, 2026.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 
Atlanta, GA 30326 
(404) 975-5000

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this candidate program on https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs/

The Lincoln Technical Institute, Shelton campus wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its Practical Nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in the Nursing Skills Lab of the Shelton Campus located at 8 Progress Drive, Shelton, CT 06484.

Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted to the ACEN via email at public-comments@acenursing.org or to the ACEN office:

All written comments should be received by the ACEN by March 3, 2025.

The following career training program is currently offered at Lincoln Tech in Shelton, CT: