What must be complete by the application deadline? ​​

1. Complete all the required prerequisite courses (or be enrolled in the prerequisites with anticipated completion by the application deadline)
2. The TEAS Test must be completed one week prior to the application deadline day. TEAS results are due by the close of business day, 1 week prior to the application deadline date.  ATI will need to forward the TEAS transcript to the YVC Nursing Department.
3. Immunizations must be completed. (Please refer to the required immunizations information under Additional Application Requirements.)
4. If transferring from another college, apply to YVC for general admission. You must have applied to Yakima Valley College for general admission, paid the $30.00 application fee, and been accepted to the college a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the application deadline.
   • This applies to any student who has not attended YVC in the four quarters previous to an application deadline. Special conditions apply if you have attended summer quarter at YVC. You may need to still submit an application to the college and pay the application fee, as summer quarter enrollment does not always require an application.
   • To apply for admission to YVC, visit Admissions. Please pay attention to the important dates and deadlines as those may impact your transcript evaluation timeline.
5. Transcripts from other colleges must have been evaluated prior to the application deadline. Official transcripts submitted to the college are evaluated in the order for which they are received, therefore to be assured of official transcript evaluations for admission to the nursing program we ask that you allow no less than 4 weeks for transcript evaluation.

• • In some cases, an evaluation of transcripts may take longer than 4 weeks. This delay occurs when additional information is requested from the Admission department.
  • Official transcripts from all schools attended are required for the Admission Department.
  • Unofficial transcripts are uploaded to the Nursing Application, this includes transcripts from YVC.
    • When students are accepted to the program, they will need to provide official transcripts.
    • Failure to disclose and provide transcripts from all schools attended may result in invalidation of the nursing program application.

What do I need to have available and ready to upload with my online application?

1. Your complete immunization records. (Please refer to the required immunizations under Additional Application Requirements) If proof of the required immunizations is not included with the application, the application will be ineligible for review.
2. Unofficial transcripts from all schools attended. Failure to provide transcripts from all schools attended, will result in the invalidation of your application. In addition, failure to disclose all schools attended will invalidate your application. If accepted, students will need to provide a sealed copy of official transcripts from all other schools attended.
3. Copy of your American Heart Association BLS/CPR for Healthcare Professionals card if you have it. If you do not have a CPR card, it will not prevent your application from being reviewed. If you are accepted, we will provide you an opportunity for the BLS/CPR certification that will occur before the start of the program.

Application and Acceptance Periods

The YVC Practical Nursing program application and acceptance to the program occur once a year.

Acceptance periods:  September 15 for winter quarter admission. All applications are due by 4:30 pm.

Notification

Applicants are notified no later than the end of October.

Application and Acceptance Periods

The YVC Practical Nursing program application and acceptance to the program occur once a year.

Acceptance period

The practical nurse program application opens July 1.

Application Deadline

September 15 for winter quarter admission.

Notification

Applicants are notified no later than the end of October.

Official transcripts for all courses taken at other colleges must be submitted to the YVC Admissions Office. The applicant is solely responsible for obtaining transcripts for YVC files. No application will be reviewed until all transcripts have been supplied and evaluated. Please allow 4 weeks for official transcript evaluation by the admissions office.

Transcripts are evaluated in the order received.  It is possible that complete transcript evaluation will take longer than 4 weeks.  Courses that need equivalency evaluation may require additional time.

If accepted to the Nursing Program, the nursing department requires that transferring students submit official sealed transcripts from all other colleges directly to the nursing department (in addition to the transcripts submitted to the admissions office).

Students Applying to Transfer from another Nursing Program

Acceptance of nursing coursework taken in another nursing program is done on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Nursing Program directly at 509.574.4902 for more information.

Students applying to the Nursing Program who have taken any coursework in another Nursing program must supply official transcripts, and any other program performance indicators, as requested before the application can be considered.

Based on the information obtained, a student may be admitted, admitted with conditions, or denied admission. In addition, a letter from the director of the previous nursing program stating that the student left the program in good standing must be included. The form for that letter is provided to the student, upon request, from the Program Coordinator. This documentation must be mailed directly to the YVC Nursing Program from the previous program. Students who fail to disclose attendance and/or unsatisfactory work in another nursing program may be subject to immediate dismissal from the YVC Nursing Program if the information becomes available while they are enrolled.

Immunizations

The Nursing Program’s affiliation agreements with clinical and practicum training sites require students to be complete with all immunizations and tuberculosis (TB) screening as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for healthcare personnel. The requirements reduce the risk of exposure to communicable diseases for students and their patients/clients.

Students must upload official documentation of their immunization status to the online application. If immunization status is not available with the application, the application will be ineligible for review. Immunizations, and any needed laboratory testing, are done at the student’s expense. All records must be signed by the healthcare provider or stamped by the facility.

Immunizations need to be updated if they expire while students are enrolled in the Nursing Program. For example, annual influenza vaccination is required by the clinical sites. Failure to maintain immunization status will impact enrollment status; students will not be able to participate in required clinical courses if immunizations are not current. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all immunizations and/or proof of immunity documentation be submitted on time (prior to the start of the program and any quarter thereafter).

Current Immunization requirements are as follows:

• Tetanus Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) injection: Within the last eight years. If the student has had a Tdap prior to the eight-year mark, a regular tetanus immunization may be used. A titer does not satisfy this requirement.
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR): Documentation of two injections. If this documentation cannot be provided, then serum titer must be done to demonstrate immunity. If any portion of the titer is negative, a booster must be conducted followed by a re-titer 30 days after the booster, for the portion of the applicant that is negative.
• Hepatitis B: The series of three injections must be given over a period of months. The second injection is administered one month after the first, with the third administered six months after the first. The series of three injections must be given over a period of months, followed by a post immunization titer. The second injection is administered one month after the first, with the third administered six months after the first. Documentation must be in the student’s file proving the immunization has been completed prior to participation in the program. A positive Hepatitis B titer may be used to replace evidence of the immunization series.
• Hepatitis B titer: Serologic titer with the lab results for Hepatitis B demonstrating immunity. If the titer is negative for immunity, a restart of the series is required, followed by a retiter 30 days post third shot in the series restart. Documentation demonstrating the restart of the series per the CDC guidelines must be included with titer results.
• Tuberculin skin test (PPD): Required once a year after the two-step baseline has been established. Evidence of three recent current consecutive years of testing history is accepted in place of the two-step baseline, provided the PPDs have been done annually at the time when due. Students with a positive PPD must have a chest x-ray to demonstrate that they are negative for active disease and provide documentation to the Nursing Program office. Once a chest x-ray is performed, the student will complete an annual questionnaire in place of the PPD. Students who have exposure to a patient with active TB should have a repeat PPD. A tuberculin titer, known as a Quantiferron, may also be used.
  • Format for PPd 2 step: Date Administered/Date Read and read results. This is repeated within 10 days to provide a 2-step baseline. In order to be valid, PPD records must demonstrate the date administered, the date read, and the results.
  • Quantiferron: If using a Quantiferron titer to satisfy this requirement it must be repeated annually. If a student returns to using the PPD method, a 2-step baseline must be re-established.
• Hepatitis A injection: At least one immunization within the last 10 years
• Varicella: Provide proof of two dose inoculation, or titer lab results.
• Flu: proof of seasonal flu immunization-If the application deadline precedes the vaccine availability, it will be due at the time of final acceptance to the program.

Where may I take the TEAS?

The TEAS is offered through the YVC proctored computer lab in the Deccio Higher Education Center, Building 8, on the Yakima Campus or at other regional locations through PSI (ATI) and directly through ATI Testing.

Students wanting to take the TEAS test directly through ATI may do so by visiting ATI Testing. Students will have ATI forward the transcripts to the YVC Nursing Department.

TEAS Minimum Scores by Category

Students must earn the following minimum cut score in each category:

• Reading 47.6% or higher
• Mathematics 46.7% or higher
• Science 33% or higher
• English and Language Usage 40% or higher

​Number of attempts allowed

There is no limitation to the number of attempts allowed. However, only the results for the last test taken are considered. Scores are valid for two years from the date of the test. Results must be within the two-year timeframe of the application deadline date.

Applicants will receive no more than 20 points on their application based on the TEAS test results. TEAS application points are found by taking the Adjusted Individual Total Score and multiplying by .2.

To take the test at YVC

Students may visit the Proctor Testing lab schedule for operation hours and lab testing times.

How do I test at YVC?

1. Visit Create Account, prior to visiting the YVC lab.
2. Do not select the option “Register for TEAS” if taking the exam at YVC.
3. If testing at YVC, step 1 is all you can do until you go to the lab to take the TEAS.
4. On testing day, In the YVC Lab, students log in to ATI Testing.
5. Select “My eLearning” once the students’ page loads. This takes you to where the Assessment ID is entered.
6. The proctor will enter the assessment ID for the student. If the student has not paid yet for their exam, they will be prompted to do so here before the exam will begin. It can be paid by credit or debit card.

1. Eighty percent (80%) of the first-time test-takers will pass the NCLEX-PN on the first attempt within a 1-year period.
2. Eighty percent (80%) of all students that began the first practical nurse program course will complete the program within 6 quarters.
3. Eighty percent (80%) of graduates will report employment as a PN within 9 months of graduation

NCLEX Pass Rate

Practical Nurse Certificate Program Completion Rate