Nursing

Because you’re called to pursue a career where you can genuinely make a difference.

You have a passion to help those in need and the determination to inspire a transformative tomorrow.

And if you pour your heart and mind into a career, you want to know something meaningful has come of it. As a nurse, it will. Whether you’re new to nursing or interested in advanced education, Penn College has a path that aligns with your career goals. 

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Nursing: Nursing Education Concentration (M.S.N.) Online

Advance your career with this 100% online specialized master’s program. 

Nursing, RN to B.S.N., Completion (B.S.) Online

Ideal for the working professional, this 100% online degree can be completed on a part-time or a full-time basis. 

Nursing, B.S.N. (B.S.)

From start to finish, this bachelor's degree option is designed for students who wish to pursue advanced clinical and administrative positions in the healthcare field.

Nursing, LPN to RN (A.A.S.)

In just three semesters, working LPNs can further their career goals while attending class and clinical on Fridays and weekends. 

Nursing (A.A.S.)

The Nursing associate-degree program includes extensive hands-on lab and clinical experience and is designed to prepare graduates to take their registered nursing licensing exam.

Nursing, Part-time, Evening & Weekend (A.A.S.)

Earn your associate’s and prepare for your registered nursing exam on an extended flexible schedule.

Nursing Education Post-Master’s Certificate (Online)

Expand upon your master’s degree in preparation for opportunities in nursing education.

Minors & Immersions

Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.

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Penn College News

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Cross-curricular collaboration explores poverty

Can you survive a month in poverty? That was the key question at a recent Community Action Poverty Simulation explored by Penn College students in various majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences and School of Business, Arts & Sciences. Poverty simulations have been held at the college since Spring 2019, but the Spring 2025 event was the first to cast a wider net of cross-curricular collaboration.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Penn College’s Hyland earns Doctor of Nursing Practice

Sherry L. Hyland, assistant professor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Aspen University. The Doctor of Nursing Practice culminates in an evidence-based practice improvement project. Hyland, who works in the hospital setting in addition to her full-time teaching position, focused on implementation of a standardized oral care protocol for hospital patients in a medical/surgical unit.

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Faculty’s research aids post-surgery care for patients with PTSD

While helping with a training activity at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Donnamarie Lovestrand saw more than a decade of inquiry put into practice. That inquiry began in 2011 when Lovestrand, now an associate professor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was a staff nurse in the post-anesthesia care unit of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at Fort Polk (now Fort Johnson) in Louisiana.