Application Cycle
Thank you for your interest in the Hartnell College Vocational Nursing program. The
program is impacted, meaning that far more qualified students apply than can be accepted.
Before applying, please be aware that classroom and some clinical courses are taught
using face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats. Clinical courses occur throughout
Monterey County and are scheduled seven days per week and 24-hours each day. Clinical
class times, dates, and places are subject to change based on unanticipated circumstances.
Your success is important to us. Please consider your level of preparedness before
committing to an education in vocational nursing. Research indicates that successful
Hartnell nursing students work less than 16 hours per week and have an extended support
system of family and friends. Because of intricacies and rigor of our academic program,
we cannot accommodate your employment or family responsibilities.
LVN Applicant: Multi-criterion Screening Worksheet
Student Support Program(s) Verification Form
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Apply
New, Returning and Dual Enrollment Students are required to have a current application.
It is required that all prerequisites be completed before applying to the program. In progress courses will be not be considered.
Skip this step if you completed all prerequisite courses at the following schools listed
below.
A Hartnell College counselor must evaluate course descriptions and transcripts for
each prerequisite course taken at colleges other than those listed below; it is required
for admission.
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- Hartnell College
- Cabrillo College
- Cuesta College
- DeAnza College
- Evergreen Valley College
- San Jose City College
- Gavilan College
- Mission College
- Monterey Peninsula College
NHS pre-requisite equivalencies
Submit an online request for a course evaluation reviewSkip this step if you were educated in the US or attended a US accredited institution.
Mail To:
ATTN: Nursing and Health Sciences
411 Central Ave Salinas, Ca 93901
Electronic Request To: NHS@hartnell.edu
Foreign transcript evaluation (2 orders), if applicable
Highschool Transcript/ Highschool Equivalency
[REQUIRED regardless of higher education]
(1 official hard copy to be mailed or 1 electronic order to nhs@hartnell.edu)
Other college transcripts
(1 official hard copy to be mailed or 1 electronic order from each college where you
took prerequisite courses)
Official AP transcript (1 order), if applicable
If all prerequisite were courses completed at Hartnell College?
You do NOT need to order a Hartnell transcript.
Application Timeline for Spring 2026
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September 12, 2025 |
Vocational Nursing application opens |
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November 7, 2025 |
Final application deadline |
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November 26, 2025 |
Email notification of conditional acceptance or denial |
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December 2025 |
Mandatory Nursing New Student Orientation |
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January 2026 |
New Student Documentation Due |
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January 26, 2026 |
Spring 2026 semester begins |