Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Delaware facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Delaware Board of Nursing and Delaware Technical Community College, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Delaware facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Delaware Board of Nursing, part of the Division of Professional Regulation, licenses RNs, LPNs, and APRNs in Delaware. (source)
- Board of Nursing. The Board publishes a list of approved Delaware nursing education and refresher programs on its own site. (source)
- Licensure background check. Delaware RN and LPN exam applicants need a State of Delaware and FBI criminal background check, done through IdentoGO fingerprinting. (source)
- Licensure background check. Delaware's Division of Professional Regulation says all licensure fingerprinting is now completed digitally through IdentoGO. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. Delaware Technical Community College is Delaware's only community college, with four campuses statewide. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Most compliance problems are found the week rotations start: a titer that was never uploaded, a CPR card that expired over the break, a background check still pending. A system that reviews every document as it arrives and reminds students before anything expires moves that work weeks earlier. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Delaware programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Delaware Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Delaware?
The Delaware Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Delaware require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Delaware RN and LPN exam applicants need a State of Delaware and FBI criminal background check, done through IdentoGO fingerprinting. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Delaware’s community and technical college system?
Delaware Technical Community College is Delaware's only community college, with four campuses statewide.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Delaware Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- Board of Nursing - Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
- Approved Delaware Nursing Education & Refresher Programs
- RN or LPN by Examination - Delaware Board of Nursing
- Criminal Background Check Process - Delaware DPR
- About - Delaware Technical Community College
This page summarizes Delaware agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.