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	High School Four Years
	Regional Vocational-Tech School		Certificate Training
	Licensed Practical Nurse 16 months		Nursing Assistant 8 weeks - 9 months	Home Health Aide 3 weeks - 6 months
College
Registered Nurse Diploma 2 Years	Registered Nurse Associate 2 Years	Registered Nurse Baccalaureate 4 Years
Master of Nursing Approximately 2 Years		Certificate Programs Available to Registered Nurses (Critical Care, Neonatal, Geriatrics, Midwifery, etc.)
Other Nursing Majors	Certified Nurse-Midwife CNM	Nurse Practitioner NP	Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA
	Doctor of Nursing Science DNSc 3 - 5 Years		Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing PhD 3 - 5 Years