Nursing
About this program
If a career in nursing is your calling, Penn College is the place to make it happen. Through immersive hands-on training in small classes and in specialized labs, our accredited program delivers extensive hands-on experience across diverse clinical settings. With the guidance of experienced master’s- and doctoral-prepared nursing instructors, you’ll learn what it takes to earn your RN designation and excel in this dynamic field.
Special Admissions Requirements
A limited number of seats are available in this program. That’s why we rely on selective admission criteria to select applicants with the highest potential for success. Entry into the program is competitive. There are a number of pathways to earn your seat including, but not limited to, TEAS, SAT, or ACT scores. Read more about the selection criteria →
Cohort size may vary based on clinical site availability and alignment with accreditation requirements. Students who are not selected into their desired program may be eligible for selection into another Nursing & Health Sciences program depending on seat availability. For additional information, please contact the appropriate program director.
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You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
100%
NCLEX-RN Performance Exam First-Time Pass Rate; National Average is 83%
585
Hours of Hands-On Nursing Experience
38%
Associate Degree Nursing Alumni Qualify for a 38% Tuition Discount for the Online BSN Program
Careers
- Hospital acute care settings
- Home health agencies
- State and federal facilities
- Long-term care facilities
- Physician/surgeon/dentist offices
Courses
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
- Foundations of Nursing (NUR186)
- Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing I (NUR188)
- Essentials of Pharmacology (NUR287)
- Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing II (NUR214)
- Childbearing Nursing (NUR270)
- Nursing Care of Children (NUR271)
- Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing III (NUR229)
- Psychosocial Nursing (NUR272)
- Topics in Nursing (NUR274)
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
Maker Profiles
Facilities
Lab Tour
Take a look inside one of the largest programs on campus. Check out the specialized learning labs, the family of high-fidelity manikins, and everything this program has to offer.
Facilities
Advanced Learning Labs
Gain valuable hands-on skills working in six different nursing labs outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment including a series of high fidelity patient simulators: Nursing Anne, SimBaby™, SimJunior®, SimMan® 3G, SimMan® ALS, and SimMom®.