Applications for the 2024-25 school year are now closed. Application information for 2025-26 will be available in January 2025.
Visit www.atitesting.com for testing options. Scores must be earned within the previous 3 years. Retakes are limited to three times in a 2-year period, taken no sooner than 30 days apart.
Successful completion of the following courses is REQUIRED for admission consideration:
An American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required for students to attend clinical rotations. Accepted students should have their AHA BLS for HCP completed by the date of orientation, if possible, or by the first the day of the quarter.
Clinical rotations are necessary for successful completion of the nursing program. Vaccination is an important part of healthcare and, as such, vaccines are required for all students.
However, some facilities are now providing a pathway to complete the nursing program by offering an option to decline vaccines. Students who choose this route will be restricted to those facilities for their clinical rotations.
Important Note: Declining vaccination and thereby limiting clinical options may affect the student’s opportunity for a well-rounded clinical learning experience. The college does not guarantee clinical hours or control future changes in facility/state requirements.
Additionally, students need to be aware that facilities continue to require masks in all patient care areas regardless of vaccination status.
Successful completion of the following courses are RECOMMENDED for admission consideration, and must be completed before graduation:
Note: Completion of all recommended courses is highly encouraged to assure being a competitive applicant.
NOTE: 1.9 is below the 2.0 minimum requirement for program entrance or completion
| A | 4.0 - 3.5 |
| B, B+ | 3.49 - 3.0 |
| B- | 2.99 - 2.5 |
| C, C+ | 2.49 - 2.0 |
A maximum of 28 first-year students are selected each year for the RN. Second-year Active LPN applicants accepted based on cohort availability.
Students accepted into the Nursing program are notified by mail before the end of July. A notification email will be sent when the letters are mailed. Immediately Notification of Alternate Status
A list of 10 alternate candidates in ranked order will be assembled. If spaces become available, only students on the alternate list will be offered admission for the current year’s program. Alternate candidates who do not receive an offer of admission by the 2nd class day of fall quarter will be denied admission. A new Nursing Program Application must be submitted to be reconsidered for future admission.
If you wish to appeal your Nursing Program admission decision, you have 10 calendar days from the date of your decision letter to do so. The appeal is a meeting with the Assistant Director of Enrollment Services. If you wish to appeal the decision of the Assistant Director of Enrollment Services, you have five calendar days after the decision to appeal. Write a formal letter of appeal to the Director of Enrollment Services. The Director of Enrollment Services will send a written response within 15 calendar days after receiving the appeal letter. The decision of the Director of Enrollment Services is final.
Attendance at the orientation is required for all accepted applicants. Orientation for Fall 2023 first-year RN students will be on Aug. 9. Orientation for Fall 2023 second-year LPN students will be on Aug. 10.
Second-year Active LPN applicants must meet all entrance requirements and submit their application by the same method and deadline dates as first-year applicants.
Second-year Active LPN students who have documented successful completion of at least two quarters of nursing classes with grades higher than 3.0 are not required to submit TEAS test scores to be considered for admission. However, TEAS test scores may be used as a tie-breaker for ranking order when applicants have a tied score and are therefore encouraged to do so.
CENTRALIA COLLEGE (CC) and CENTRALIA COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM (CCNP)
Associate Degree Registered Nurse Program
Approval, Accreditation, and State Licensure Information
Washington State Board of Nursing (WABON)
310 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
CCNP holds accreditation status from the NLN CNEA, located at:
2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037.
Accreditation was granted 02/02/2022 and the next accreditation visit will be in spring of 2027 .
As a Washington State Board of Nursing (WABON) approved pre-licensure Nursing Education Program, Centralia College Nursing Program meets Washington state requirements for licensure/certification as Registered Nurses. Upon completion of our program, Centralia College Nursing Program (CCNP) has had many graduates successfully license in many other US states, but has not made a formal determination that our Nursing curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure/certification outside of Washington State. We encourage students who plan to work out-of-state to check relevant state licensure/certification requirements with that state’s Board of Nursing and/or Department of Health for their current licensure requirements and processes.
Centralia College Associate Degree in Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20032, 202-909-2526.