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    Hazleton Area Career Center
    Practical Nursing Program
     
     
    Accepting applications for classes starting January 2026
     
     
     
     
    The Practical Nursing program is a 1540 hour postsecondary full-time day program offered at the Hazleton Area Career Center. 
    It is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and accredited by the Middle States Commissions on Secondary Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2614. 
     
     

    PROGRAM  COORDINATOR:  

    Karen Malt MSN, RN 
     
     
    Hazleton Area Career Center
    Practical Nursing Program 
    1451 West 23rd. Street
    Hazle Township, PA  18202
     
     
    Phone:  (570) 459-3221 ext. 82407
    Fax:      (570) 459-3231
     
     
    FACULTY:
    Karen Malt MSN, RN
    Nancy Zalenski MHA, RN
     
    FINANCIAL SECRETARY:
    Janell Charette
     
      
    FINANCIAL AID CONSULTANT:
     
    Tony Bellizia, MS
     

     Gainful Employment

    Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program can be found on the Gainful Employment link on this web page.