Nursing - LPN to Associate Degree
Complete Your Nursing Degree Faster
Accelerate your path to becoming a Registered Nurse.
Davis & Elkins College offers an advanced placement program that can help you pass your licensing exam (NCLEX-RN) and transition from an LPN to an RN more quickly. By earning an associate’s degree in nursing on a compressed academic timeline, you can put your nursing career on the fast track.
The program is not online. It is on-campus with in-person instruction and onsite clinical training in various locations.
Through D&E’s partnership with Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center, you gain access to state-of-the-art facilities and dynamic, hands-on clinical learning from day one. You’ll also benefit from small class sizes, faculty who know you by name, and clinical partnerships that connect classroom learning to real-world practice.
The curriculum is organized around the QSEN Competencies (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses), ensuring you develop the skills needed to provide safe, patient-centered, evidence-based, collaborative, and technology-informed care.
Davis & Elkins’ associate degree nursing program is approved by the West Virginia RN Board (rnboard@wv.gov) and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), ensuring you will meet the highest standards in the profession.
LPN to ASN
LPN to Associate of Science in Nursing — Three-Semester Program
In-Person
The Associate Degree Nursing program provides a strong foundation in nursing theory and clinical practice. Licensed Practical Nurses can advance to a Registered Nurse credential through this accelerated pathway.
Courses
What We Offer
- Introduction to Nursing
- Transition Seminar (for LPNs and transfer students)
- Disruptions in Health I
- Introduction to Nutrition
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Pharmacology
- Medical Terminology
- Disruptions in Mental Health
- TEAS Prep Course
- Maternal-Newborn Nursing & Women’s Health
- Nursing Care of Older Adults
- Disruptions in Health II
- Management of Care
- Disruptions in Health III
- Nursing Concept Synthesis
Careers in Nursing
An associate’s degree in nursing opens a wide range of professional doors, qualifying you for positions in hospitals, military nursing, management, research, and specialized clinical roles.
Career paths for D&E nursing graduates include:
- Registered Nurse (hospital, long-term care, community settings)
- Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse
- Case Manager
- Research Nurse
- Community Health Nurse
- Critical Care Nurse
- Maternal-Newborn Nurse
- Mental Health Nurse
- Military Nurse
- Graduate study in advanced practice nursing (Nurse Practitioner, CRNA, CNS, CNM)
What Our Alumni Say
“My biggest concern was juggling an existing career as an LPN and school to further that career as an RN. The school truly thinks about that. They understand life happens, and they work with it. I couldn’t have chosen a better program, and I couldn’t have had better professors!”
– Stormie Troxal, RN, BSN Class of 2019
Why the LPN to Associate Degree in Nursing Program at D&E
The accelerated, advanced placement program prepares you for the RN licensing exam (NCLEX-RN) in as little as three semesters. D&E nursing graduates enjoy nearly 100% job placement. They are employed across West Virginia and the region, with employers consistently praising their commitment, professionalism, and preparedness. With our small faculty-to-student ratio, instructors will get to know you by name and invest deeply in your success.
Clinical training is enriched by D&E’s partnership with Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center, which provides state-of-the-art facilities and real-world experience from the earliest stages of the program.
Accreditation
The associate degree nursing program at Davis & Elkins College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and board-approved by the West Virginia RN Board. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners is Continuing Accreditation.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 | Atlanta, GA 30326 | (404) 975-5000 | acenursing.org
West Virginia RN Board
5001 MacCorkle Ave. SW | South Charleston, WV 25303 | (304) 744-0900 | rnboard@wv.gov
Accreditation status reflects the College’s commitment to high standards, evidence-based decision-making, and continuous improvement in nursing preparation.