Nursing Application Process

You must be admitted to DCC before you can be considered for admission to the Nursing Program.  Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to the Nursing Program. Click here to complete your DCC application.

High School – the Virginia Board of Nursing requires an official sealed copy of your high school transcript or GED to be on file in the nursing office. 

College transcripts – You may attach an unofficial copy of your DCC transcript to include with your Nursing Program application.  If you have attended another Virginia Community College, please include an unofficial copy of those transcripts with your application.

If you attended any other college/university, you will need an official transcript for the Nursing Department.

If the requested transcripts are not included as stated above your application WILL NOT be evaluated for admission into the program

Applicants must have:

• Graduation from high school or completed a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) by the time of application.

• For RN program ONLY:  At time of application, students must be currently enrolled in or have completed the following five courses with a grade of C or better:     

          SDV 100    
          ENG 111
          MTH 133 or NUR 135  (MTH 133 or NUR 135 will be accepted)
          PSY 230
          BIO 141

          Earn a GPA OF 2.5 or higher on the five courses listed above.

• For LPN program ONLY:  At time of application, students must be currently enrolled in or have completed the following courses with a grade of C or better:        

          ENG 111
          MTH 133 or NUR 135 (MTH 133 or NUR 135 will be accepted)
          BIO 141
          BIO 142

          Earned a GPA OF 2.0 or higher

• There is no expiration date for BIO 141 or BIO 142; however, if these courses are 10 years old or older, you should consider retaking them.
• NUR 135 must not be older than 2 years at the time of application submission.
• Transfer courses must be evaluated by the Dean of Arts, Sciences & Business and/or the Nursing Program Director prior to substituting these courses for required courses. Nursing courses from schools outside of the VCCS will not be transferred in for nursing program credit.  

If you are applying for readmission to the nursing program you must complete the Request for Re-entry form to be considered for re-acceptance.

Danville Community College has partnered with Elsevier HESI testing to bring our students the best, most reliable testing products available. The HESI test (Nursing Entrance Exam) will be open the same time our application period will be open, January 16 – April 5, 2024. 

1. Please open and follow the instructions on the attached document for creating an account and paying for the HESI Entrance Exam HESI MBS Payment Directions Danville Community College

2. After creating an account and paying for the entrance exam, please review the HESI testing dates/times below.  To reserve a testing seat, please contact the Learning Resource Center via e-mail, testingcenter@danville.edu, or call (434) 797-8404.  Please note that you will only be allowed to take the HESI Entrance Exam once during the application period. 

If you are accepted into the Nursing Program, prior to the beginning of the first semester in the nursing sequence, you must provide, at your own expense, the following:

•    Medical Release Form - declares that the student meets the health standards specified in the document and signed by the health care provider
•    Verified Immunity to Measels, Mumps, Rubella, and Chicken Pox by titer - If found non-immune, applicant must provide evidence of vaccines in progress
•    Verification of Tdap Vaccine within last 10 years
•    A negative result on a current Tuberculosis skin test - annual requirement
•    Proof of immunity to Hepatitis B, immunization series documentation, or signed declination waiver
•    Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Certification - certification must be maintained throughout program
•    Criminal background check -  required annually
•    Drug Screen - required annually
•    Verification of seasonal influenza vaccine - required annually
•    Proof of student professional liability insurance - required annually
•    COVID-19 Vaccination is required to participate in clinicals with our community partners -  Please note that this is not a DCC requirement

The Danville Community College Educational Foundation offers scholarships that are specific to the Nursing Program. Among those are the Silverman and Zechman Awards.If you are interested in applying for scholarships, please click here to review the scholarship requirements and application. Please note that the Nursing Program Department does not handle scholarship applications or the awarding/dispersing of scholarships.