Get started in the fast paced world of nursing!
Practical Nurses provide direct client care in hospitals, home health agencies, physicians' offices, health clinics, and many other health care settings. The work environment is typically fast-paced and ever-changing, requiring the ability to be flexible, to adapt quickly to change, and to maintain composure while working under pressure with a high degree of initiative, creativity, motivation, and flexibility. The demand for highly qualified nurses continues to grow as the need to replace healthcare workers who retire or leave their jobs for other reasons continues, the population ages, and healthcare spending escalates. This demand means excellent employment opportunities for qualified nurses! Be one of them!
Hospitals, Home Health Agencies, Physicians' Offices, Long-Term Care Facilities, Community Health Agencies, Health Clinics
The Francis Tuttle Practical Nursing program strives to provide students with an innovative, industry-driven educational experience that prepares them to provide quality health care in a variety of settings. Students learn in an environment that features state-of-the-art technology, a large mini-hospital, simulated laboratory setting, and a Health Resource Center equipped with both traditional and technology resources.
In 2024, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education signed two new articulation agreements that will give Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) credit for prior learning in Practical Nursing programs from career technology centers across the state of Oklahoma. See Higher Education Articulation Agreements under Student Resources.
The Practical Nursing Program at Francis Tuttle Technology Center at the Rockwell Campus located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is accredited by the:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
404.975.5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Practical Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program.
Financial Aid is available for those who qualify.
| Student Achievement Data | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTTC NCLEX Pass Rate | 100% | 94.44% | 96% |
| Oklahoma NCLEX Pass Rate | 90.69% | 89.45% | 87% |
| National NCLEX Pass Rate | 86.68% | 88.38% | 87% |
| Completion Rate | 81.0% | 85.0% | Available in July 2026 |
| Graduate Employment Rate | 96.5% | 97% | Available in July 2026 |
