LITTLETON — White Mountains Community College has begun offering a licensed practical nursing program, bringing this in-demand training to the North Country.
Based at WMCC’s Littleton Academic Center and using a newly renovated nursing skills lab, the LPN program will help meet increased needs for skilled nurses in the region through a one-year certificate program.
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