RN programs in New Jersey
Due to the current nursing shortage, there are many registered nurse (RN) positions open in New Jersey. RN programs in New Jersey have trouble graduating enough registered nurses to meet the states need due to the lack of nursing educators.
Getting into RN schools in New Jersey can be a little difficult because of this shortage; however, nurses who get into and graduate from New Jersey RN programs are able to find work quickly. Applicants to New Jersey nursing schools should ensure they have perfected their application, and conveyed all health care related experience. It is suggested for applicants to complete a number of nursing school prerequisites to have an edge against their competition.
Being a Registered Nurse (RN) is a rewarding and lucrative career. There are three ways to train to become an RN in New Jersey. Students may choose from a two-year Associate Degree program, a four-year Bachelor’s Degree program, or a three-year Diploma program. Graduates from all three programs are qualified to take the national exam that leads to licensure.
RN Licensure in New Jersey
Graduates from an accredited RN program may apply for their license. Before it is issued, the graduate must pass the NCLEX-RN.
New Jersey RN Registry
New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010
Newark, NJ 07101
RN Jobs and Salary in New Jersey
Registered nurses in New Jersey are needed at hospitals, nursing homes, doctor’s offices, and health care agencies. Many of New Jersey’s in-demand nursing jobs are located in the north east corner of the state where suburbs of Boston and washing D.C. are located. New Jersey registered nurses make an average wage of $36.05 per hour and $74,990 per year.
Here are a few well-known employers of registered nurses in New Jersey:
Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg
Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck
Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation, Paterson
The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood
Compassionate Care Hospice, Parsippany
Morristown Medical Center, Morristown
RN Programs in New Jersey
Each RN program has its own entrance requirements, and applicants are encouraged to apply one year in advance of beginning classes. Some community colleges accept anyone into their programs as long as the student maintains a 2.0 grade point average. Other community colleges and universities are very strict about admittance policies for Associate’s Degrees. They may expect applicants to have been in the top half of their graduating class and to have completed college preparatory classes with a satisfactory grade point average. They may also expect satisfactory scores from the ACT or SAT exams.
The following RN programs lead to an Associate’s Degree in New Jersey:
Brookville Community College
Department of Nursing
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
Burlington County College
Department of Nursing
601 Pemberton-Browns Mill Road
Pemberton, NJ 08057
Cumberland County College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 1500
College Drive
Vineland, NJ 08362-1500
Atlantic Cape Community College
Department of Nursing
5100 Black Horse Pike
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Bergen Community College
Department of Nursing
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
County College of Morris
Department of Nursing
214 Center Grove Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
Passaic County Community College
Department of Nursing
One College Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07505-1179
Raritan Valley Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 3300
Somerville, NJ 08876
Mercer County Community College
Department of Nursing
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
Essex County College
Department of Nursing
303 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
Salem Community College
Department of Nursing
460 Hollywood Avenue
Carneys Point, NJ 08069
Gloucester County College
Department of Nursing
1400 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Middlesex County College
Raritan Bay Medical Center
Nursing Program
2600 Woodbridge Avenue, LH #225
Edison, NJ 08818
Ocean County College
Department of Nursing
College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08753
Warren County College
Department of Nursing
475 Route 57 West
Washington, NJ 07882
RN programs that lead to a BSN are often very choosy about accepting students into their programs. They may expect grade point averages from high school classes that are 3.2 or higher, ACT score of 20, or an SAT score of at least 1,000. Often, hundreds of applicants are turned down and only 30 or 35 are accepted. This is not always the case, however, so anyone interested in one of these programs should contact an admissions counselor at the school. Sometimes students are admitted on a provisional basis. These RN programs that lead to a BSN:
Bloomfield College
Division of Nursing
74 Oakland Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Henry P. Becton School of Nursing & Allied Health
1000 River Road
H-DH4-02
Teaneck, NJ 07666-1914
Felician College
Division of Nursing and Health Management
262 South Main Street
Lodi, NJ 07644-9990
Monmouth University
Marjorie K. Unterberg School of
Nursing and Health Studies
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Nursing Program
Jim Leeds Road, P.O. Box 195
Pomona, NJ 08240-0195
The Rutgers State University of New Jersey-Camden
Department of Nursing
311 North 5th Street
Armitage Hall, Room 455
Camden, NJ 08102-1405
The Rutgers State University of New Jersey-Newark
College of Nursing
180 University Avenue, Ackerson 102
Newark, NJ 07102-1897
Seton Hall University
College of Nursing
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
St. Peter’s College
Department of Nursing
2641 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Thomas Edison State College
W. Carey Edwards School of Nursing
101 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608-1176
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
School of Nursing
65 Bergen Street, Room 1141
Newark, NJ 07107
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Department of Nursing
300 Pompton Road
Hunziker Wing 106
Wayne, NJ 07470
New Jersey City University
Department of Nursing
2039 Kennedy Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
College of St. Elizabeth
Department of Nursing
2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
The College of New Jersey
Department of Nursing
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
The following RN schools lead to a Diploma in Nursing. They take either two or three years to complete.
Bayonne Medical Center
School of Nursing
69-71 New Hook Road
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing
530 New Brunswick Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Christ Hospital School of Nursing
176 Palisades Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Capital Health Systems
Mercer Campus
446 Bellevue Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
Merit LLC-Mountainside Hospital
School of Nursing
1 Bay Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
Harold B. & Dorothy A. Snyder School
Park Avenue & Randolph Road
Plainfield, NJ 07061
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
in Camden County
P.O. Box 1669, College Drive #26
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing
690 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
1600 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
St. Francis Medical Center
Nursing Department
601 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08629
Trinitas School of Nursing
12 West Jersey Street
5th Floor
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
For reviews and a full list of RN programs in the state, please visit Nursing Schools in New Jersey.
