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Practical Nursing Certificate Nurses
Faculty Contacts

A. Kate Bozeman, BSN, RN, Full- time faculty, kbozeman@rappahannock.edu

Monisha Golden, BSN, RN Full- time faculty, mgolden@rappahannock.edu

Ashlee Greene-Nichols, BSN, RN, Full-time faculty, agreene-nichols@rappahannock.edu

Jessica Hux, BSN, RN Full-time faculty, jhux@rappahannock.edu

Carrie Lewis, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, CNE, Full-time faculty, cllewis@rappahannock.edu

Katelyn Lewis, MSN, RN, Full-time faculty, kalewis@rappahannock.edu

Daniel Minnick, MSN, RN, Full-time faculty, dminnick@rappahannock.edu

Vicki Walker, DNP, RN, BS, Full-time faculty, vwalker@rappahannock.edu

Rebecca White, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Nursing Program Head, rwhite@rappahannock.edu

Aryah Williams, MSN, RN, CNE, Full-time faculty, awilliams@rappahannock.edu

Please click here to access our list of adjunct faculty.

Practical Nursing Certificate


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Application Information

The nursing programs at RCC are restricted programs, meaning that there are additional requirements for enrollment over and above those required by the college. The application is due the first Monday in October for a January start.

Students will be required to take a Kaplan Entrance Exam and should call the testing center to schedule. Students may take the Kaplan Entrance Exam twice in a calendar year.

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Nursing Student Handbook and Application Information


If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact 804-333-6730 or advisor@rappahannock.edu.

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Program Statistics

Virginia Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN Pass Rates
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
85.7% 88.9% 100% 92% Pending

Virginia Board of Nursing - Education Programs

 

Students’ Completion of the Nursing Program*
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
12% 41% 51% 53.1% Pending
*Data based on 1-year graduation completion.

 

Graduates Obtaining a Job
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Number of Graduates 10 10 14 17 Pending
Employed within 6 months* 8 7 12 17 Pending
Status Unknown 0 0 0 0 Pending
Not Seeking 2 3 2 0 Pending
Unable to find LPN job 0 0 0 0 Pending
*Part time or full-time employment

 

Practical Nursing Candidacy

Effective July 22,2025, the Practical nursing program at Rappahannock Community college at Glenns, Warsaw, and Kilmarnock located in Glenns, Warsaw, and Kilmarnock, Virginia, is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on Fall 2027.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this candidate program on the ACEN’s website.

Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.