Nursing

Why Nursing Students Turn To National College:

• Convenience and flexibility – day and evening course schedules to fit your life.
• Small class size – allowing for one-on-one interaction with instructors.
• Industry experienced instructors – bringing their nursing skills and industry work experience to class.
• Peer tutoring – providing one-on-one help at no additional cost.
• Training in modern medical and computer labs – simulating real work experiences.
• Clinical practicum placements as part of the Nursing program – enabling students to build clinical experience.
• Career services – helping with career advice and resources needed for today's job search environment.
• Refresher courses are available to all our graduates – keeping skills in their field of study sharp and current at no additional tuition costs.

What You Will Study:

Highlights

Fundamentals of Nursing
Learn how nursing procedures along with critical thinking skills are applied in the delivery of direct patient care.

Family Nursing
Learn nursing care across the life span, addressing individuals and their health care needs in the context of family and groups.

Medical/Surgical Nursing III
A clinical practicum that will provide a supervised clinical rotation where you will deliver nursing care within the scope of best nursing practices.

Program core courses may include

Anatomy and Physiology I Anatomy and Physiology II Fundamentals of Nursing Nursing Orientation Nursing Pharmacology Microbiology Nutrition

Introduction of Nursing Family Nursing Medical/Surgical Nursing I & II Community Health/Psychiatric Nursing Nursing Leadership and Management Medical/Surgical Nursing III, Integrated Practicum

 

ONET Occupational Crosswalk Matches

• 25-1072.00 - Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
• 29-1141.00 - Registered Nurses

Estimated tuition costs

Tuition	$317/credit X 133 credits = $42161
Books	$225/course X 34 courses = $7650
Activity Fee	$15/Term X 12 terms = $180
ADN Program Fee	$250/term X 12 terms = $3000
Kaplan Test	$25
Uniforms	$100
Graduation Fee	$100
TOTAL	$53216

On-Time Completion Rate and Median Loan Debt

Applies to	On-Time Completion Rate	Median Title IV Loan Debt	Median Private Loan Debt
Bristol, Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Danville VA, Dayton Area, Harrisonburg, Knoxville, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Online, Parkersburg, Princeton, Roanoke Valley, Stark Co (Canton), and Youngstown campuses.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bartlett, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, Akron Area and Cleveland campuses	N/A	N/A	N/A
Danville KY, Florence, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville, Richmond and South Bend campuses	100.0%	$28,158	$0.00

Note: Median Institutional Loan Debt is $0 for all National College campuses.

Additional Notes: Areas marked N/A indicate that 10 or less individuals graduated from this program during the specified reporting period and used this particular source of funding.

Placement Rates

Applies to	Placement Rate*
Bristol, Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Danville VA, Dayton Area, Harrisonburg, Knoxville, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Online, Parkersburg, Princeton, Roanoke Valley, Stark Co (Canton), and Youngstown campuses.	No Data
Bartlett, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, Akron Area and Cleveland campuses.	No Data
Danville KY, Florence, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville, Richmond and South Bend campuses.	88.9%
*This rate is calculated based on a formula provided by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). For more information on this agency, click here.

Additional Notes: Areas marked with No Data indicate that no students graduated from the program during the reporting period

Nursing Student Scores in Top 10% of the Nation on the Kaplan Exit Exam

Melinda Shepherd, a graduate from the Pikeville Campus, has been hired as a registered nurse by Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) after scoring in the top 10% of the nation on the Kaplan Exit Exam .

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