RICH MOUNTAIN COMMUITY COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM
Admission Criteria

 Students must apply in person and provide the following:

 Submit to the Registrar’s Office:

1. RMCC Application for Admission
2. High School Transcript or copy of GED
3. College Transcripts from all colleges attended
4. Proof of Measles/Rubella Immunization (if born after January 1, 1957)
5. ACT or ASSET scores (previous scores may be used or ASSET may be re-taken)

 Submit to the Dean of Instruction’s Office:

1. Practical Nursing Admission Application
2. Psychological Services Bureau (PSB) test results*
3. ACT or ASSET scores

*The PSB exam will be scheduled at designated times and administered by the Dean of Students Office. There will be a $10.00 fee for the exam. Allow approximately 3 hours to complete.

Download a Nursing Admission Application form here. To view the application, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. To download Acrobat Reader, click the link below.

Following the completion of the admission requirements by the designated deadline of March 31, the applicant will be considered for the selection pool. An applicant’s file is not complete until all admission requirements have been submitted.

It is the policy of Rich Mountain Community College not to discriminate on the basis of sex, color, religion, age, national origin, veteran, or qualified disability in educational programs, activities, admission, or employment practices. Important – any individual having been convicted of a crime may not be eligible to write the exam for licensure.

All applicants to the Practical Nursing Program who have met the required admission requirements will be evaluated according to the criteria specified. Each applicant will be ranked on the basis of total points. Students will be admitted to the program until the class if full. Should 2 or more applicants receive the same number of points, the determining factor for admission will be:

1. Total points on the PSB, followed by
2. Total points on the ASSET or ACT, followed by
3. Total points on previous education, followed by
4. Date of completion of admission criteria.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit all required documents and to make all appointments and pay all fees for testing.