Vocational Nursing

The Vocational Nursing program requires a separate application and admission process from Temple College.

*Please review application instructions below belore applying.

Application Steps

1. Apply to Temple College
2. Take the HESI Admission Assessment at the Testing Center
3. Review the following documents then complete the application below
   • Application Instructions
   • CPR, Drug Screen and Immunization Information
   • Core Performance Standards
   • Texas Board of Nursing Background Check Process
   • Transcripts & Transfer Information
4. Select Apply to Nursing below to start a new nursing application. To complete your a pre-existing application, or review your completed nursing application, go to your My Leopard Profile. Only use the button below once.

Apply to Nursing

The Vocational Nursing program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.

Texas Board of Nursing
1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 10-200
Austin, TX 78701

The program uses several settings to provide the nursing students with a variety of clinical experiences. Several hospitals in the area are utilized including Baylor Scott and White Health and the Central Texas Veteran’s Health Care System.

In addition to the hospital-based experiences, vocational nursing students also have opportunities to practice clinical skills in a number of local nursing homes and long-term care facilities as well as outpatient clinics and community health organizations.

All of these experiences help prepare VN students for the workplace environment. 

2024 In-Person Information Sessions

Date: April16, September 17, or December 17
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Dell Martin Nursing Education Center, Room 1003
Building #10 on the Campus Map

Virtual Info Sessions

If you cannot attend one of our in-person sessions, view our Virtual Info Session selecting the button below, and open and/or print the fact sheet below to follow along.

• Graduates consistently exceed the Texas and National NCLEX-PN first time pass rates.

  Program Outcomes