The LVN to RN Step-Up Program provides Licensed Vocational Nurses with a clear pathway to advance their education and become Registered Nurses. It expands upon their existing knowledge and clinical experience, preparing them to deliver high-quality, compassionate care across diverse healthcare environments.
At College of the Siskiyous, students complete the program at the state-of-the-art Rural Health Science Institute. The curriculum begins with a 3-unit Transition course, followed by two semesters of nursing coursework. Upon successful completion, graduates earn an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing and are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
The program admits one cohort annually, ensuring a focused and supportive learning environment.
The educational objective of the Associate of Science Degree Nursing (LVN–RN Step-Up) Program is to prepare graduates to function as competent Registered Nurses within the scope of practice defined by the California Nursing Practice Act. Upon successful completion of the program and the NCLEX-RN, graduates are equipped to provide safe, effective, and patient-centered care in diverse healthcare environments.
Application period is open now. Applications will be accepted Monday, March 30, 2026, at 8:30 am through Friday, April 10, 2026, at 4:00 pm. Only applications demonstrating completion of all prerequisite coursework, general education requirements, and TEAS test results will be considered.
ADN (LVN to RN Step-Up) Application Packet
The Mission of the Associate Degree Nursing program is to provide quality nursing education to LVN students of diverse backgrounds to become Registered Nurses, as providers of care access to health/illness continuum and members of the profession. The program will prepare the graduate to apply for the licensing exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and be awarded the Associate Degree in Nursing.
The philosophy of the College of the Siskiyous Nursing Program aligns with the mission statement for the college.
The faculty believe that nursing is both a profession and a discipline guided by professional standards and ethics that are responsive to the changing health needs of patients, families, and communities. Nursing promotes, maintains, or restores wellness and prevents disease. Nursing is both an art and a science that requires critical thinking and synthesizing knowledge while providing competency-based skills with proficiency. Further, the nursing faculty endorses the 6 domains of QSEN and believes the principles should inform nursing education with particular attention to patient centered care, safety, and collaboration.
The faculty, acknowledging the dynamic nature of nursing, is committed to integrating current evidenced based knowledge and practice into the educational process and instilling the importance of lifelong learning, collaboration, and patient centered care to achieve positive patient outcomes.
Students assume primary responsibility for their own learning while faculty provides educational opportunities for knowledge acquisition and professional role development. The student is considered and expected to be an active participant in the educational experience.
The faculty views each student as a unique individual with special abilities, talents, needs, and goals. Cultural diversity, varying life experiences, and changing socioeconomic factors affect each student differently. The faculty functions as role model, coach, motivator, facilitator, and resource in the learning process by providing direction for learning and growth as a health care provider. Adult learning principles are the basis for teaching.
The LVN to RN Step-Up program is approved through the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Board of Registered Nursing
1747 N. Market Blvd.
Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834-1924
Phone: (916) 322-3350
2001 Campus Drive
Yreka, CA 96097
Dean of Health Sciences and Director of Nursing
Hallie Coppi, PhD, RN
Nursing Admin Office
Phone: (530) 841-5929
Email: nursing@siskiyous.edu
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