For licensed vocational nurses, certified paramedics, or military medics.
Our Fast-Track program admits new students only once a year—during the fall application period for spring admission.
You must apply during this active Fast-Track Program application period.
Admission to TCC does not automatically guarantee admission to the Fast-Track Nursing program.
After being accepted to TCC, you must:
Due to the fast pace of this option, we strongly recommend that you complete all general education course requirements before admission to the program.
The purpose of this option is to shorten the completion time of the program from 24 to 15 months.
You can earn credit for the following courses through the credit-by-exam / experience process:
We encourage you to study for the exam by using any HESI or NCLEX practice books. During the required orientation, you will receive a test blueprint and study materials.
You must earn a 75% or higher on the exam to be admitted into the Fast Track program.
If you successfully pass the exam, you will have earned a total credit of 9 semester hours. You will be eligible to start the spring semester by taking:
If you do not achieve 75%, you will no longer be considered a member of the Fast Track cohort. Instead, you will be included in the traditional Nursing program and begin with RNSG–1413 Foundations for Nursing Practice in the spring semester.
Contact our Nursing Program to learn about enrollment.
Choose your Career Advisor by the first letter of your last name:
Fall & Spring Hours
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Summer Hours
Monday–Thursday: 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
245 East Belknap Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Nikolaos Moraros, Ed.D., MSHSA, MSN, RN, PHN