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Start your Nursing Career at Allan Hancock College!
Allan Hancock College offers you the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN), and Registered Nursing (RN) program. Experienced faculty will give you hands on experience to succeed. Find which program is right for you.
CNA PRogram
As a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), you will be on the front lines of patient care. You will attend to the sick who are unable to care for themselves. Your compassion and skill set in patient care will help minimize the stress of patients and provide much needed support for RNs.
LVN Program
As a Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN), you will care for the sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. Clinical practice will take place in our labs, local hospitals, and medical care facilities. The curriculum is designed to prepare the CNA to become a LVN.
RN PRogram
As a Registered Nursing (RN), you will evaluate nursing care plans for patients, families, groups, populations, and communities across the lifespan. The curriculum is designed to prepare the LVN to become a RN.
Nursing Requirements At A Glance
Our nursing program is designed on the "ladder concept" providing you the opporunity for upward mobility to work in a fulfulling nursing career. At the completion of every nursing program, you may continue, stop and return on a later date to further your education.
Effective 2026 application period: Students who submit a LVN or RN application in the year 2026 and beyond (first time and waitlisted applicants), are required to have completed a transferable-level math course, STAT C1000 is highly recommended for nursing students pursuing a BSN degree. In addition, LVN and RN applicants are required to follow the 2024-2025 AHC general education pattern. Refer to the Associate Degree in Registered Nursing audit in DegreeWorks. See a counselor for any questions.
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) |
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) |
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Prerequisite:Must be completed with a grade of C or better or be in progress at the time of submitting the application.
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Prerequisites:Must be completed with a grade of C or better. In-progress courses will not be accepted.
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The following will be needed after you have been accepted into the program:
Students must be age 18 (required by California Codes - Business and Professions Code Section 2069-2071)
Complete Background Check (required by clinical agencies for placement) No pending cases may start or continue in the program.
Negative Drug Screening (required by clinical agencies for placement) - if you fail your drug screening, you may not retake it for 1 year.
Current CPR (Healthcare Provider, Professional Rescuer or BLS ONLY)
Complete Health Physical (required by clinical agencies for placement) - The physical form is included in the acceptance packet.
Immunization Records which includes the following immunization, positive titers and/or boosters.
Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus Toxoid (DPT)
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Hepatitis B Vaccination Series
Tuberculin skin test required prior to entering the program. Positive PPD requires a standard negative chest x-ray with medical consultation. Standard chest x-ray is required if there is any history of a positive test. Quantiferon Gold test is accepted.
Flu Vaccine (Seasonal: October-February)
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Nursing Workshops
Interested in learning more about nursing? The Counseling Department offers two workshops: AHC Nursing and BSN Pathways Workshop. The AHC Nursing Workshop provides more details about prerequisites and the application process. The BSN Pathways Workshop covers the various ways nursing students can take to become a registered nurse.
Earning your BSN Degree
Are you planning to earn a BSN degree? The University Transfer Center has created a helpful resource page which includes prerequisite information and prospective campuses that offer a pre-licensure, ADN to BSN, and accelerated BSN programs.
Scheduling a Counseling Appointment
It is important for all nursing students to schedule a counseling appointment to develop a comprehensive student education plan. The plan will capture your nursing goal to ensure you complete the necessary classes. If you attended other colleges, submit all external transcripts to our Admissions and Records before scheduling your counseling appointment. Wait for your email confirmation that your transcripts were received and evaluated, once confirmed, schedule your counseling appointment.
Nursing Priority Registration
Students pursuing our LVN or RN program may be eligible for nursing priority registration. Priority registration will help you get into the nursing science prerequisites. To receive nursing priority registration, you are required to have completed ENGL C1000, a transferable-level math course (STAT C1000 is highly recommended), and PSYC C1000. If you have met these requirements, you are required to submit a Nursing Priority Registration Form along with a copy of an updated Student Education Plan located in DegreeWorks. Submit completed form to the Nursing Department, Bulding W Room 11.
Students with nursing priority regsitration will be able to register with Group 2. You will be able to view your priority registration date by logging onto your Hancock portal and selecting "Register/Add/Drop Classes".
Nursing Priority Registration Form
Contact
Health Sciences Department
Building W-11
805-922-6966 ext 3384
healthsciences@hancockcollege.edu
Tawyna Karstrom
Health Sciences Program Specialist
805-922-6966 ext. 3384
tawnya.karstrom@hancockcollege.edu
Hours
Monday-Thursday 8-4:30pm
Friday 8-4pm
Lauro Manalo
Department Chair/Nursing Professor
805-922-6966 ext. 3560
lmanalo@hancockcollege.edu
Thomas Lamica
Dean of Academic Affairs
805-922-6966 ext. 3261
thomas.lamica@hancockcollege.edu