Why Choose Nursing?
Do you love working with and helping people? The CPTC Nursing program can prepare you for a rewarding career within the high-demand field of nursing.
CPTC nursing students get hands-on experience. Our training facility features the latest simulation technology to supplement extensive training in the clinical setting.
Choose from the associate degree in pre-nursing, nursing assistant certificate to prepare to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), or licensed practical nurse certificate programs.
Students receive exciting job offers in a variety of settings, often while still enrolled in their program.
The one-quarter-long Nursing Assistant Certificate program is now accepting applications!
Program Descriptions:
Nursing Assistant Certificate: 1 quarter
Associate in Pre-Nursing Degree: 6 quarters
Practical Nursing Certificate: 4 quarters
Practical Nursing Certificate: 3 quarters (Starting Fall 2023)
(Accepting students for Fall 2023)
All program lengths are estimates and are not guaranteed.
Requirements for applying to the Practical Nurse and Nursing Assistant Programs.
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NLN PAX testing will remain by appointment only and will be proctored Monday through Thursday.
All other prerequisites and requirements must be completed prior to acceptance in the program.
Graduates of our Nursing Assistant or Nursing Assistant I-BEST earn a certificate and are prepared to take the state certification test (NAC). The NAC provides basic care under the supervision of an LPN or RN.
Meet Your School of Nursing Team
Kandy Hernandez BSN, RN: Tenured Faculty
Bldg 21, Rm 202
253-589-5679
kandy.hernandez@cptc.edu
Irada Dadashova MSN, RN: Tenured Faculty and Nursing School Lead

Bldg 21, Rm 202
irada.dadashova@cptc.edu
Anne Wheatley MSN, CNM, ARNP: Tenure-Track Faculty

Bldg 21, Rm 202
anne.wheatley@cptc.edu
Hana Greer MN, RN: Tenure-Track Faculty and Clinical Coordinator

Bldg 21, Rm 202
253-589-5615
hana.greer@cptc.edu
Celiana Tupua-Denser BSN, RN: Tenure-Track Faculty
Bldg 21, Rm 202
celiana.tupua@cptc.edu
Tiffany Smith-Fromm MN, RN: Dean of Nursing Programs

Bldg 21, Rm 202
253-589-6022
tiffany.smith-fromm@cptc.edu
Sean McCullough: Instructional Program Assistant
Bldg 21, Rm 202
253-589-6013
sean.mccullough@cptc.edu
Rosalia Watson MN, RN: NAC Director, Part-time Faculty
Bldg 21, Rm 202
rosalia.watson@cptc.edu
Jasmine Escorcia BSN, RN: Part-time Faculty
Rachel Gall MSN, RN: Part-time Faculty
Mattie Brickle EdD, RN: Part-time Faculty
Katherine Woodland MSN, RN: Part-time Faculty
Skye Heaton MN,RN: Part-time Faculty
Adriana Cruson BSN, RN: Part-time Faculty
Tabitha Tucker, LPN: Part-time NAC Faculty
Leonida McGowan BSN, RN: Part-time Faculty
Tiffany Brouse, LPN – NAC PT Instructor
Jazmine Radabaugh, LPN – NAC PT Instructor
Potential Careers
Nursing Assistant
Nursing Assistant Career & Wage Details
Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse Career & Wage Details
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careeronestop.org.
Accreditation Information

The Clover Park Technical College Practical Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20032, 202-909-2526.
Clover Park Technical College Practical Nursing Program is fully approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Clover Park Technical College is fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
- NCLEX pass-rate - 3-year average 2016-2019: 85.97%
- Program Completion Rate within 18 months of program start - 3-year average: 92%
- Graduates reporting that they are working as Licensed Practical Nurses within 6-12 months of graduation — 3-year average is 99%
- Graduates reporting satisfaction with the CPTC nursing program - 100% of those responding
- Community stakeholders, employers and clinical partners report high levels of satisfaction with graduates from the CPTC Practical Nurse program. Advisory board members report satisfaction with graduates they have employed.
The LPN program has full approval with the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.
- NCLEX pass-rate - 3-year average 2016-2019: 85.97%
- Program Completion Rate within 18 months of program start - 3-year average: 92%
- Graduates reporting that they are working as Licensed Practical Nurses within 6-12 months of graduation — 3-year average is 99%
- Graduates reporting satisfaction with the CPTC nursing program - 100% of those responding
- Community stakeholders, employers and clinical partners report high levels of satisfaction with graduates from the CPTC Practical Nurse program. Advisory board members report satisfaction with graduates they have employed.
Nursing Program Information Sessions usually occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
To learn more about information sessions, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.
Visit the Academic Calendar at cptc.edu/academic-calendar to see when the next information session is scheduled.