Wood County School of Practical Nursing: Review & Facts

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Wood County School of Practical Nursing is a public school with 30 students enrolled. This college was established in 1966 and is one of the 3 schools and colleges located in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate is available at Wood County School of Practical Nursing.

Majors
Offered
1
Wood County School of Practical Nursing implements a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers the only major: Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse Training. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a good sign. However, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Wood County School of Practical Nursing student retention rate is perfect at 100% (well above West Virginia average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students definitely love their stay at this school.

Student Retention
100%
Good
The graduation rate at Wood County School of Practical Nursing is good - 71%.

Student to faculty ratio at Wood County School of Practical Nursing is good, 10:1.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
100%
According to recent data, 6 applications were submitted and 6 were accepted, so it is very easy to get admitted at this school.

Wood County School of Practical Nursing will consider accepting your credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities) at entry.

Dual Credits
Accepted
No
The undergraduate application fee at Wood County School of Practical Nursing is $10.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Wood County School of Practical Nursing and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (304) 420-9501.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at Wood County School of Practical Nursing.

Based on the college crime information, Wood County School of Practical Nursing seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Wood County School of Practical Nursing Location and Address

Postal Address:
Wood County School of Practical Nursing
1515 Blizzard Drive
Parkersburg, West Virginia
26101, USA
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