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Minnesota Approved Practical Nursing Programs

The programs listed below prepare graduates for practical nurse licensure.

Alexandria Technical College
Program of Practical Nursing
1601 Jefferson Street
Alexandria, MN 56308-3799
Phone: 320-762-0221
Toll Free: 888-234-1222
Larae Ziegelman, Director

Anoka Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

1355 West Highway 10
Anoka, MN 55303-1590
Phone: 763-576-4700
Email: info@anokatech.edu
Christina Wilson, Interim Director
of Nursing

Central Lakes College
Practical Nursing Program
501 West College Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401-3900
Phone: 218-855-8000
Toll Free: 800-933-0346
Staples Campus
Toll Free: 800-247-6836
Connie Frisch, Director of Nursing
cfrisch@clcmn.edu

Dakota County Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

1300 145th Street East
Rosemount, MN 55068-2999
Phone: 651-423-8301
Toll Free: 877-937-3282
DiAnn Zimmerman, Director

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Practical Nursing Program
2101 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone: 218-879-0888
Toll free: 800-657-3712
Email: marym@fdltcc.edu
Mary Monson, Director

Hennepin Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

13100 College View Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347-2600
and
9000 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55455
Phone: 952-9951300
Toll Free: 1-800-345-4655
Krista Hoekstra, MA, RN
Director, Practical Nursing Program
Phone: 763-488-2504
krista.hoekstra@hennepintech .edu

Itasca Community College
Practical Nursing Program

1851 East Highway 169
Grand Rapids, MN 55744-3397
Phone: 218-327-4477
Toll Free: 800-996-6422
Carol Church, Director

Lake Superior College
Practical Nursing Program

2101 Trinity Road
Duluth, MN 55811-3399
Phone: 218-733-7600
Toll Free: 800-432-2884
Grand Marais Campus: 218-387-9712
Email: enrollment@lsc.edu
Lorrie Fox, Interim Director

Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

1100 Industrial Park Drive
P.O. Box 648
Eveleth, MN 55734-0648
Phone: 218-741-3095
Toll Free: 800-657-3860
Angela Rogers, Director

Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

1501 Hennepin Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1779
Phone: 612-659-6000
Toll Free: 800-247-0911
Email: mctcinfo@minneapolis.edu
Bonnie Watts, Interim Director

Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
Practical Nursing Program, Red Wing Campus

308 Pioneer Road
Red Wing, MN 55066-3964
Phone: 651-385-6300
Toll Free: 800-657-4849
Laurie J. Becker, MSN, RN, Interim Director of Nursing
Email: lbecker@southeastmn.edu


Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical
Practical Nursing Program, Winona Campus

1250 Homer Road
Winona, MN 55987-1455
Phone: 507-453-2200
Toll Free: 877-853-8324
Nancee C. Quinn, Director
email: nquinn@southeastmn.edu

Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

Detroit Lakes
900 Highway 34 East - Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2698
Phone: 218-846-3700
Toll Free: 800-492-4836
Fergus Falls
1414 College Way - Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1000
Phone: 218-736-1500
Toll Free: 877-450-3322
1900 28th Avenue S. - Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: 218-299-6500
Toll Free: 800-426-5603
Wadena
405 Colfax Avenue SW PO Box 566 - Wadena, MN 56482
Phone: 218-631-7800
Toll Free: 800-274-2007
Kathy Burlingame, RN, MS, Interim Dean of Nursing

Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Pipestone Campus
Practical Nursing Program

1314 North Hiawatha Ave
Pipestone, MN 56164
Phone: 507-825-6800
Toll Free: 800-658-2330
Dawn Gordon, Director

Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Worthington Campus
Practical Nursing Program

1450 Collegeway
Worthington, MN 56187-3024
Phone: 507-372-3400
Toll Free: 800-657-3966
Granite Falls Campus - additional lab
Phone: 320-564-4511
Toll Free: 800-657-3247
Jackson Campus - additional lab
Phone: 507-847-7920
Toll Free: 800-658-2522
Dawn Gordon, Director


Northland Community and Technical College East Grand Forks Practical Nursing Program
2022 Central Ave. NE
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
Phone 218-773-4556
Toll Free: 800-451-3441
Distance / Virtual Site
2022 Central Ave. NE
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
Phone: 218-773-4556
Toll Free: 800-451-3441

Barb Forrest, Director

Northland Community and Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

1101 Highway One East
Thief River Falls, MN 56701-2598
Phone: 218-681-0701
Toll Free: 800-959-6282
Email: admissionstrf@northlandcollege.edu
Roseau Campus
121 Center St E
Roseau, MN 56751
Toll Free: 800-959-6282
White Earth Tribal and Community College Campus
P.O. Box 478
Mahnomen, MN 56557
Phone 218-936-5775

Dorinda Sorvig, Director

Northwest Technical College-Bemidji Practical Nursing Program
905 Grant Avenue SE
Bemidji, MN 56601-4907
Phone: 218-333-6600
Toll Free: 800-942-8324
Email: richard.lehman@ntcmn.edu
Rhonda Bender, Director

Pine Technical College Practical Nursing Program
900 4th Street SE
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone 320-629-6764
Toll Free: 800-521-7463
Elayne Beehler, Director

Rainy River Community College
Practical Nursing Program

1501 Highway 71
International Falls, MN 56649-2187
Phone: 218-285-7722
Toll Free: 800-456-3996
Email: visitus@rrcc.mnscu.edu
Lakewood Health Center
600 Main St
Baudette, MN 56623
Phone: 218-285-7722
Judy A. Junker, Director

Rasmussen College Practical Nursing Program
130 St. Andrews Drive
Mankato MN 56001
Phone: 507-625-6556
Toll Free: 800-657-6767
Brooklyn Park Campus
Phone: 763-493-4500
Eagan Campus
3500 Federal Drive
Eagan, MN 55112-1346
Phone: 651-687-9000
Toll Free: 800-852-6367
Moorhead Campus
1250 29th Avenue S
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: 218-304-6200
Toll Free: 866-562-2758
St. Cloud Campus
Phone: 320-251-5600
Email: nursing@rasmussen.edu
Cheryl Lee Pratt, Director

Ridgewater College
Practical Nursing Program

2101 15th Avenue NW
Willmar, MN 56201-0797
Phone: 320-222-5200
Toll Free: 800-722-1151
Hutchinson Campus
Phone: 320-234-8500
Email: lynn.johnson@ridgwater.edu
C. Lynn Johnson, Director

Riverland Community College
Practical Nursing Program

1900 Eighth Avenue NW
Austin, MN 55912-1470
Phone: 507-433-0600
Toll Free: 800-247-5039
Albert Lea Campus
2200 Riverland Dr
Albert Lea, MN 56007
Phone: 507-379-3300
Owatonna College and University Center
965 Alexander Dr
Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone: 507-455-5880
Email: webmaster@riverland.edu
Danyel L Helgeson, MS, RN,?Director

Rochester Community and Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

851 30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904-4999
Phone: 507-285-7143
Toll Free: 800-247-1296
Merry Beth Gay, Director

St. Cloud Technical College
Practical Nursing Program

1540 Northway Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303-1240
Phone: 320-308-5000
Toll Free: 800-222-1009
Good Shepherd Community
Satellite: 320-308-6493
Carolyn Olson, Director

St. Paul College
Practical Nursing Program

235 Marshall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102-1800
Phone: 651-846-1600
Toll Free: 800-227-6029
Marilyn Krasowski, Ed. D., Dean

South Central College
Practical Nursing Program
1920 Lee Boulevard
North Mankato, MN 56003-1920
Mankato Campus
Phone: 507-389-7200
Toll Free: 800-722-9359
Faribault Campus
Phone: 507-332-5800
Toll Free: 800-422-0391
Marilyn Swan, Director




Meeting Notices

Education Committee Meeting      
February 17, 2010

Nursing Practice Committee Meeting      
March 5, 2010

Program Approval Review Task Force      
March 5, 2010

Executive Committee Meeting      
March 17, 2010

Nursing Practice Committee Meeting      
March 31, 2010

Board Meeting      
April 1-2, 2010

Program Approval Review Task Force      
April 2, 2010

Program Approval Review Task Force      
May 7, 2010

Board Meeting      
June 3-4, 2010

Board Meeting      
August 5-6, 2010

Board Meeting      
October 14-15, 2010

Board Meeting      
December 2-3, 2010