Future Students
The Vocational Nursing Program at Valley Baptist is a thorough and demanding twelve month program with both classroom and clinical components.
From beginning in 1957, Valley Baptist Vocational Nursing Program is the longest running program in the Rio Grande Valley. We provide knowledge and learning opportunities that allow an individual to become a safe practitioner who is capable of meeting the basic care needs of an acutely or chronically ill client.
Our Program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing and is divided into 3 distinct levels. During these levels, students gradually learn theoretical concepts that will be used in the clinical practice of nursing and experience patient care opportunities that advance from the simple to the complex.
Graduates receive a certificate of completion and are prepared to take the licensing (NCLEX-PN) examination. The program’s pass rate on this examination exceeds the state average. A Licensed Vocational Nurse assumes roles and responsibilities for client care in a variety of hospital and community based settings, caring for patients of all ages with a variety of conditions, under the direction of a Registered Nurse or physician.