United Tribes Technical College Nursing Program Review
The United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) is an accredited college through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. UTTC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, functioned by the following five tribes: the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, the Spirit Lake Tribe, the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian, and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. It is commissioned by the state of North Dakota. The UTTC was originally established for American Indians to receive training and employment placement and since has become affiliated with all nationalities abroad. Native Americans and people of all backgrounds are given the opportunity to be provided with an excellent education in a variety of choices of study.
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Practical Nursing (AASPN)
The United Tribes Technical College’s Practical Nursing Department (PN), requires its interested students to complete its Admission Requirements before a student is considered into the program. Admission requirements include: demonstration of physical capabilities required in the nursing profession; successful completion of BIO 220 and NUR 101; current enrollment or completion of NUR 203, NUR 206, BIO 221, and BIO 203; a GPA of 2.50 or higher; and a criminal background check report may not have any convictions of felonies, any reports on a health care abuse registry, and may not have any convictions of a crime against a minor in order to be accepted into the program. General Education requirements for the AASPN are necessary for admission into the Practical Nursing program as well.
In the first year of entrance, the Introductory Nursing Courses provide students with classroom theory and skill labs to teach the basics of the nursing profession along with the ethical and legal practices of the nursing industry. Courses that teach the different age groups, such as geriatric and children care for example, give the diverse knowledge of patient interaction and responsibilities required. Quality health care delivery to patients and professionalism towards staff and team members are just a few things taught in the introductory courses.
The next semesters enrolled for an AASPN, the student will be given the opportunity to learn in a medical environment as well as the classroom by following faculty around various clinical settings. Learning through hands-on experience, while still under the supervision of highly skilled staff, is what gives UTTC’s students the advantage of becoming confident and accomplished nursing professionals. All staff of the nursing faculty have at least a Master’s Degree in Nursing. A review course for the licensing exam is given towards the end of completing the program. Once the program is completed, students are fully prepared to apply for the national licensure exam (NCLEX-PN) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
Graduate students are then ready for the real world upon achievement of the exam. Graduates are employed through facilities such as hospitals, medical clinics, home health, hospice, or nursing home and rehabilitation centers. The UTTC’s AASPN is a nationally accredited program through the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and is approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.
Contact:
United Tribes Technical College
3315 University Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 255-3285
