The College at Brockport (SUNY Brockport ) is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). This college is a four-year liberal arts institution with around 7,000 undergraduate students and almost 2,000 graduate students enrolled at the university. There are over 400 acres of land at Brockport’s campus that is located near Rochester. The university has one of the largest study abroad programs in the US and more than 60 clubs and organizations. There are indoor recreation facilities, such as a large pool, gymnasium, squash and racquetball courts, and more. Nursing Programs The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
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Alfred State College (ASC, SUNY Alfred) was once called the Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) in Allegany County in the city of Alfred, a rural area. The college has around 3,200 students enrolled in 18 baccalaureate degree areas or 60 associate degree areas. The university also awards certificates for numerous programs. One of the social events for which Alfred is known is Hot Dog Day, an annual event that is held in April. There are 12 residence halls on the campus, and students have the option of becoming
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SUNY College of Technology at Canton (SUNY Canton) is a large campus that is built next to the Grasse River in St. Lawrence County. The university is in the Canton, but is near the Adirondack Mountains and the St. Lawrence River. It is not far from the Canadian border and Montreal and Ottawa. There are around 3,300 students enrolled in the university that is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). Both associate’s degrees and bachelor’s degrees are offered at this university with around 40 program offerings. Nursing Programs Practical Nursing-Certificate SUNY Canton offers a Practical Nursing (PN)
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SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (SUNY Delhi) is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It is located in the rural area of the Catskill Mountains, around 3.5 hours from New York City. There are around 3,000 or more enrolled in the university. There are one-year certificate programs offered, associate degree programs, and bachelor’s degree programs. The campus is fairly large and is situated on 625 acres with 44 buildings. There is even an 18 hold golf course. Many students live on campus in the six residence halls. Nursing Programs Associate in Applied Science Degree Delhi
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SUNY Downstate Medical Center (SUNY-DMC) is located in Brooklyn, New York, a borough of New York City. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). The College of Nursing has existed since 1967 and began as a bachelor’s degree program. Today, there are other programs offered, including the RN to BS program that admits around 100 RNs each year. Downstate also offers a Master of Science program with advanced nursing specialty areas. Nursing Programs Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree Program in Nursing Applicants to this program must have a bachelor’s degree in another field. The accelerated program is designed
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SUNY New Paltz is part of the State University of new York (SUNY). The campus is located in a small college town that is only 90 minutes from New York City. Students lie in thirteen residence halls, and there are 24 buildings on the main campus. New Paltz is one of the most selective of the SUNY schools, accepting only around 34 percent of those who apply. The mean SAT score is 1172, and students typically have a high school grade point average of 91. Nursing Programs Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Nursing
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Rockland Community College (RCC) is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It is a two-year college that is in the Village of Suffern in Rockland County, just north of New Jersey. It is only 35 miles from New York City. There are 48 programs offered at Rockland, and associates degrees and certificates may be earned. Around 7,300 students attend Rockland. The college also has articulation programs with four-year schools so that the credits earned at Rockland may be transferred to a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year university. The college has many sports available, as well
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Morrisville State College (MSC) is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). It is a small college with only 3,356 students enrolled. Morrisville offers 22 bachelor degrees and many different associate degrees at its two campuses in Morrisville and Norwich. The college is in Central New York. There are over 50 buildings on the campus that is about 30 miles from the cities of Syracuse and Utica. Nursing Programs Associate of Applied Science Morrisville State College has some definite advantages in the Associate of Applied Science in nursing degree. One of the biggest of these is that classes
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The State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY-UMU) is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network of colleges. It is located in Syracuse and has around 1300 students enrolled in upper-division transfer programs and graduate programs. The campus includes University Hospital where students complete clinical experience. The College of Nursing has options for nurses to complete a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or post-master’s certificate. Nursing Program RN to Bachelor’s (2 + 2) Early Admission Program This unique program at SUNY-Upstate Medical University allows students to apply to this university at the same time they apply
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Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) is near the counties of Cortland and Tompkins in New York. It is a public college that is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The campus is located in a rural area in the town of Dryden. There are around 3,270 students enrolled at the college. The student body is diverse, with students from over 50 different countries attending Tompkins-Cortland. These students attend colleges in their own countries and then go to Tompkins-Cortland for two semesters. Students stay in seven student housing buildings. Over 50 different programs are offered at this
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Trocaire College (TC) specializes in healthcare training. It is located in Buffalo and has around 1,300 students enrolled. The Sisters of Mercy founded the college in 1958, and at that time it was for sisters only. Other women were admitted in 1965, and the college became coeducational in 1972. It is a junior college that offers certificates, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees. Although healthcare is the main focus of Trocaire, they also have programs in Human Resource Management, and Hospitality Management. Students receive a lot of attention with a student to faculty ratio of nine to one. Nursing Programs Nursing
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SUNY Ulster is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network of colleges. It is a two year college that offers over 60 programs, including nursing. The college is located in a rural area of New York and has around 3500 students enrolled. The college offers athletics programs, peer tutoring, and a variety of cultural programs throughout the year. They are known for their Poetry Forum, Visiting Artist Series, Elizabeth Gross Lecture Series, and musical concerts featuring many different genres that are open to the public year round. Nursing Program Associate in Science The nursing department at SUNY
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The University of Rochester (UR, U of R) is a research university located in Rochester, New York. This private university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. Doctoral and professional degrees are also offered. There are around 5,600 undergraduate students and 4,600 postgraduate students who attend the university. There are students from 90 different countries enrolled at the University of Rochester. The university offers around 200 programs and is a prominent research university with a very low student to faculty ratio of nine to one. Nursing Programs University of Rochester’s School of Nursing (SON) can be found at the University of Rochester
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Utica College (UC) is a private university with only 2,500 undergraduate students and around 600 postgraduate students. Utica is a four-year college that offers 37 majors, 27 minors, 21 master’s and doctoral programs, and some special programs. Its health science education is well known, and it is one of the op colleges for occupational therapy and physical therapy, as well as psychology. Utica offers a personalized atmosphere for each student, and they choose students who will contribute to the culture of their community. Each applicant’s background is considered individually to determine if the applicant would fit into the college community.
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Wagner College (WC) is a small liberal arts college in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. There are around 2,400 undergraduate students enrolled and 400 postgraduate students at this private college. Wagner was originally a college to train Lutheran ministers in 1883 with a six-year curriculum. Today, most students live in one of the four residence halls. Students admitted to Wagner from high school have an average high school grade point average of 3.6 and high SAT scores of 530 to 640 in critical reading, 530 to 650 in math, and 520 to 650 in writing. The
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York College is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). It is one of the eleven senior colleges in the network and is located in Jamaica, Queens in New York City. The college offers bachelors degree programs in over 40 fields. There are about 7,800 students enrolled at the college. A large part of the college’s focus is on continuing education, and many programs are offered for students who want to continue their educations. Students who attend this college have the experience of living in New York City with its cultural and other attractions. Nursing Programs Nursing BS
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Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) boasts to be the state’s largest community college besides being the largest-post secondary education center after University of New Mexico. It opened doors for the first students in 1965 as Albuquerque Tech and Vocation Institute (TVI). During its early years, it offered diploma, certificate and continuing education programs until 1986 when it was granted the mandate to offer 2-year degrees. The name was changed to CNM in 2006 to reflect its expanded scope of academic programs. It operates from the main campus in Buena Vista –Albuquerque, 4 satellite campuses and 2 learning centers around
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Clovis Community College (CCC) history can be traced back to 1961, when the Eastern New Mexico University opened a satellite campus in rented property at Clovis. The satellite campus was opened to offer some of the university’s evening college credits to students around Clovis. Clovis opened its own campus in 1980 and by 1990, Clovis legislature voted to make it a locally-supported independent campus. This resulted to CCC breaking-off as a campus of Eastern New Mexico University and officially adopting its current name. The Nursing Program at Clovis Community College Clovis Community College offers a Career Mobility nursing program designed
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Dona Ana Community College (DACC) was established in 1973 as part of the larger New Mexico State University (NMSU). DACC was specifically opened to meet the vocational and technical education needs of Las Cruces, Hatch and Gadsden; the 3 school districts of Dona Ana county. The college is therefore nationally accredited as part of NMSU. As a branch of NMSU, it also directly governed by the board of regents of the university. It offers 2-year degrees, vocational training and adult education through 2 campuses and 5 off-campus learning centers of the county. Nursing Programs at Dona Ana Community College DACC
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Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) opened doors for its first students in 1934 as ENM Junior College offering 2-year degrees in business and education. In 1939, the college started offering 4-year degrees and was renamed ENM College before gaining university status in 1955. The university operates from its 4-year main campus in Portales, and its 2-year satellite campuses in Ruidoso and Roswell. It is a Hispanic-serving institution with a relatively large high percent of students being of Hispanic origin. Nursing Programs at Eastern New Mexico University ENMU-Portales offers 2 nursing distinct nursing tracks leading to registered nurse. The first program
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Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell (ENMU-Roswell, ENMUR, ENMU-R) is a public 2-year university established in 1958. It was established as a branch of ENMU-Portales which had been operational from 1934. The mother campus offers 4-year degree programs while its 2 satellite campuses; Roswell and Ruidoso, offer 2-year programs. Due to the affiliation with the major campus ENMU-Portales, Roswell associate degrees and certificate programs are specially designed to transfer to the main campus. However, students are free to make their own choices in terms of career entry and transfer prospects. Nursing Programs at Eastern New Mexico-Roswell ENMU –Roswell has two nursing programs
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New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) was established in 1966 to offer post-secondary education to the residents of Lea County and neighboring communities. Its objective was to offer affordable yet high quality academic programs in preparation for workforce entry or transfer to four-year colleges. It’s location in Hobbs offers a serene rural learning environment in Southeastern New Mexico. It offers associate degree programs in science, applied science, arts and a few certificate and vocational training opportunities. Nursing Programs at New Mexico Junior College NMJC has 4 and nursing programs to choose from depending on where the students wish to start from.
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New Mexico State University (NMSU-Carlsbad, NMSU-C, NMSUC) prides to be oldest community college in the state. It was started in 1950 as Carlsbad Instructional Center before acquiring the current name in 1960. It is a branch of NMSU-Las Cruces and offers only 2-year associate degree programs, non-credit programs, personal development, continuing education and adult basic education programs. Most of the 2-years programs have been designed to offer transfer opportunities to the Las Cruces campus for interested students. In addition, the college also offers some selected upper division and graduate programs from Las Cruces onsite. Nursing Programs at NMSU-Carlsbad The nursing
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New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (NMSU-A, NMSUA) opened its doors for the first students in 1958. It offered night classes at the Alamogordo High School with an objective of offering post-secondary education to military students. Besides offering university-credited education, NMSU-A also offers technical and occupational programs. This two-year community college campus is part of NMSU-Las Cruces. As such, it offers degree programs that are in line with 4-year degree requirement of the mother campus at convenient location and affordable fees. The Nursing Program at NMSU-Alamogordo NMSU-A offers an associate degree in nursing program for preparation of registered nurses. For students who
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New Mexico State University-Las Cruces (NMSU–Las Cruces, NMSU-LC) was formed after the merging of two colleges: New Mexico Agricultural and Mechanical Arts College and Las Cruces College established in 1988 and 1989 respectively. The merge happened in 1890 and it continued operating from the former Las Cruces college site before moving to a new site south of Las Cruces. NMSU is one of the largest land-grant universities in the state and has expanded with a number of branch campuses. Most of its branch campuses are 2-year community colleges namely NMSU- Carlsbad, Alamogordo, Grants, Albuquerque and Dona Ana Community College. Nursing
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San Juan College (SJC) was founded in 1956 as a branch campus of the current New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Farmington. The branch operated in temporally facilities of Farmington High school and offered only part time and evening classes. The branch acquired its own facilities and permanent site in 1968 still under NMSU. Due to the tremendous growth of this campus, San Juan County voted to make San Juan-NMSU an autonomous and independent college hence separating it from NMSU. As such, it became San Juan Junior College in 1981 which was later named SJC; a 2-year public community college.
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Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) was founded in 1983, operating in rented and temporally sites. The college was developed from scratch with the support of residents of Santa Fe. From rented property to its own permanent campus at Santa Fe, the community college has so much to show. As a community college, SFCC offers students credit courses for various 2-year associate degree programs, non-credits courses and adult learning opportunities to Santa Fe residents and beyond. Nursing at Santa Fe Community College The nursing program at SFCC prepares students to become registered nurses (RN) with a 2-year associate degree curriculum. Qualified
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As a Hispanic-serving center of higher learning, University of New Mexico (UNM) was founded in 1889. It is located in the heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico with additional satellite learning centers in Gallop, Taos, Valencia County and Los Alamos. The university presents a rich and diverse culture of Native citizens, Latinos, Hispanics and Indians. UNM boasts to be the flagship research university in the state with extensive research especially in the health care sector. It offers over 210 baccalaureates, master and doctoral degree programs available in both traditional and non-traditional modes of learning. Nursing Programs at University of New Mexico
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Founded in 1893, Western New Mexico University (WNMU) serves as a serene learning environment for the people of New Mexico, the neighboring Arizona and beyond. The university is located very close to the lush Gila National Forest, giving students an opportunity for many outdoor activities like hunting, camping and backpacking. In addition to the main campus located at Silver City, WNMU has extended campus sites in Gallup, Deming, Lordsburg and Truth or Consequences. The university offers close to 80 programs: 41 baccalaureates, 10 master and 27 2-year associate and certificate programs. Nursing at Western New Mexico University The school of
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Atlantic Community College (ACC) opened doors to its first students in 1966 on rented property of the Atlantic City High school of Atlantic County. This was after a New Jersey County college act was passed to establish affordable county colleges. Two years later, the college set-up its own campus and moved to its current location in May Landings. From its time of founding, Cape May County wanted the college to be part of the county and in 1999; the college became a joint college between the two counties. This warranted the change of name to Atlantic Cape Community College (ACCC).
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The School of Nursing at Bayonne Medical Center (BMC) opened its doors for the first students in 1891. The school offered in-house training for nurses who also served as members of staff in the hospital during their free time. The school was first approved for diploma nurse training in 1912 but by 1973, students started taking college credits from St. Peter’s College. By 1998, the school expanded its curriculum and formed a joint program to enable students graduate with an associate degree alongside the diploma from Bayonne Medical Center. The Nursing Program at Bayonne Medical Center One nursing program is
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Bergen Community College (BCC) was founded in 1965 following the need of quality and affordable higher education in Bergen County. The college offers transfer programs, career-entry training and lifelong learning opportunities to the community around it. It has three campuses: Lyndhurst, Hackensack and Paramus the main campus. Through these campuses, about 17,000 students take 2-year degrees and an additional 15,000 are enrolled in non- credit courses, adult education and continuing education. The Nursing Program at Bergen Community College Bergen Community College has one nursing program to offer to qualified candidates. The program; an associate of applied science is meant to
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Bloomfield College (BC) has its history dating back to 1869, when it first opened doors for the first seminarian students. The college, then known as German Theological Seminary was based in Newark Township. Three years later, the college relocated to Franklin and occupied what was once Bloomfield academy. After a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree was established in 1923, the seminary and the college separated but remained partners as reflected in the name: Bloomfield College and Seminary. In 1961, the college dropped the word seminary to the current name to reflect the full range of academic programs offered. Nursing Programs
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Brookdale Community College (BCC) was founded in 1967 as one of the County Colleges of New Jersey. It was established to meet the educational needs of the residents of Monmouth County. The college has a notable open-admission policy that welcomes any high school graduates who have attained 18 years of age. In its effort to reach out communities, it has 6 satellite campuses and learning centers in Hazlet, Sandy Hook, Long Branch, Freehold, Neptune and Wall in addition to the main campus at Lincroft. It is a 2-year public community college that offers associate degree programs, certificate courses and a
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Burlington County College (BCC) opened its doors for its first students in 1969. The college used rented property from Lenape High School at Medford before it moved to its own campus in Pemberton; it current main campus in 1971. The college is dedicated to bringing higher education closer to the residents of Pemberton through the main campus and 4 satellite campuses in Mount Laurel, Willingboro, Mt. Holly and Cinnaminson. It offers 2-year transfer and occupation-based programs, certificates and non-credit courses for community enrichment purposes. The Nursing Program at Burlington County College Burlington County College offers only one nursing program that
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Capital Health System is a premier Health services provider with four locations in New Jersey: Hamilton, Pennington and 2 in Trenton. The healthcare system offers medical services ranging from simple testing to complex diagnosis and treatment. Services can be in-patient based or office visits for routine employee testing. Besides the patient-based health care, Capital Health System Trenton’s campus offers a Diploma in nursing program that prepares qualified students to become registered nurses. The program is a cooperative program between Capital and Mercer County Community College. Generally, students take nursing courses from Capital Health Systems and complete science, math and general
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Christ Hospital was established in Hudson County in 1872 under the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. The opening of the hospital was inspired by a reverend who witnessed a patient suffer due to lack of medical care in the county. With that case, the reverend swore to open a hospital which happened in 1872. 12 years down the line, the need to train more personnel became a roaming need and as such, Sister Gertrude of Sisters of Margaret deliberated on opening a training school for nurses under the hospital. As a result, Christ Hospital School of Nursing opened its doors for
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Established as New Jersey Normal School in Trenton by a state Legislature in 1855, the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has come a long way with so much history. The College has had numerous change of name over the years: from a Normal school to a State teachers college, a state college and finally to its current name adopted in 1996. By 1958, it was offering non-teaching programs and this warranted the change of name to New Jersey State College. Currently, the college has academic programs in all disciplines at undergraduate and graduate level Nursing Programs at the College of
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The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) was established in 1899 by the sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth as a women’s college. The college remained a women’s college until 1976 when it established an evening program that would cater for working students including male students. To this date, the college is strongly affiliated to the Catholic Church and this depicted by its highest administrators; all presidents have been of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth. However, even after allowing male students, some programs in the college are open to women only. Nursing Programs at the College of St. Elizabeth
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The County College of Morris (CCM) opened its door for the first students in 1968. The college was opened in response to the needs of workforce training center that would offer high quality yet affordable education. In the mission to spread its services to the community, a satellite campus was opened in Morristown in 1992. Through its main campus at Randolph and the satellite site, the County College of Morris offers dynamic educational programs that foster the student’s quest for professional development and lifelong learning. Nursing Programs at the County College of Morris The nursing department at the college has
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Cumberland County College (CCC) was established in 1966 to meet the higher education needs of residents of Cumberland County. The college prides itself to be the oldest community college in the state of New Jersey. It is dedicated to offering quality and affordable education in the county through transfer programs, associate degrees for workforce-entry, certificate and continuing education opportunities. Cumberland county college acknowledges that more than half of its students start there seeking transfer credits to four-year colleges and universities. Nursing Programs at Cumberland County College The nursing department at Cumberland has three nursing program to offer to qualified candidates.
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Essex County College (ECC) was established in 1966 as a community college serving the residents of Essex County. The college operates from the main campus in Newark and closely neighbors Rutgers University-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology. It extends its higher education services to the western end of the county through its satellite campus in West Caldwell. It is an open door college dedicated to offering high quality 2-year career entry and transfer degrees in addition to professional, community development and certificate programs. Nursing Programs at Essex County College The nursing division at ECC offers 2 tracks leading to
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Fairleigh Dickson University (FDU) was established in 1942 as a private junior college in New Jersey. In 1948, the college introduced 4-year programs to replace the 2-year programs. Fairleigh Dickson College was granted university status in 1956 and expanded its outreach to acquire a satellite campus in Madison. The university has a global approach in providing American education and as such, it has established international campuses in England and Vancouver, Canada. Its main campus is located in metropolitan Teaneck Township of Bergen County. Nursing Programs at FDU Nursing programs at FDU are offered at the Henry P Becton School of
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Felician College (FC) was established in 1923 as Immaculate Conception Normal School. It is a private, co-ed institution affiliated with the Catholic Church and operated by the Felician Sisters of America. The college is affiliated with the Catholic University of America and through it, was transformed into a teachers training college; who are also its founder organization. By 1967, the teacher training college had introduced other program besides teaching and it was authorized to offer 4-year programs. With this elevation came the change of name to Felician College. Nursing at Felician College Nursing was among the first disciplines introduced at
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Gloucester County College (GCC) opened doors for its first students in 1968. The college was established after deliberative talks to establish a community college in the county by chosen freeholders. The college initially operated from sub-let property at Monongahela and Deptford high schools. The college held the first classes at its own campus in 1970. As a community college, GCC offers 2-year degree programs, certificate courses, and professional and workforce development opportunities. Nursing at Gloucester County College Gloucester has two nursing programs to offers to qualified candidates. The two programs lead to the associate of science in nursing i.e a
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Holy Name School of Nursing is as old as Holy Name Hospital; its mother hospital. The college was established in 1925 as a women’s registered nurse diploma training school by Sisters of St Joseph. The medical center was initially known as Holy Name Hospital until 2010 when it changed to the current name. It is a non-profit community medical and training center serving the residents of Bergen County and beyond. Nursing Programs at Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing (HNMCSN) The School of Nursing at the medical center offers three nursing programs: a registered nurse (RN) track, a Licensed
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Kean University (KU) history can be traced back in 1855 when it was founded as Newark Normal School in Newark. The college was renamed New Jersey State College in 1937 and shortly after relocated to Union, its current location. The name changed again to New Jersey State Teachers College and to Kean College by 1973. In 1997, the college gained university status having largely expanded it programs from teacher education to include a wide array of career choices. This development also came at a time when the college had opened satellite campuses in Ocean County, Hillside New Jersey and prospects
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Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is an open-door public college founded in 1966. The college can be traced back when Trenton Junior college was accredited to offer 2-year associate degrees following high education needs from residents in the county. A board of chosen freeholders decided on having a community college which later merged with Trenton Junior College. The new college relocated to West Windsor; its current main campus. Since then, MCCC opened a satellite campus at North Broad: the James Kearney campus and has formed numerous agreements for its programs with other colleges and partner institutions. Nursing Programs at Mercer
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Monmouth University (MU) was established in 1933 as a 2-year Junior College offering classes in the evening. The college was founded to meet the education needs of students who could not afford to travel out of state for college education. 23 years down the line, the college was granted the status of a 4-year college to award baccalaureate degrees. In 1995, the college attained university status offering a large range of undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs. This private university is set on strategic locations near New York City, Metro Philadelphia and the Atlantic Ocean Beaches. Nursing Programs at Monmouth University
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New Jersey City University (NJCU) was established in 1929 as New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City. The normal school was dedicated to teacher training and later advanced to a state teachers college. The college expanded from a teacher’s college and by 1958, it was offering degrees besides teaching. Four decades down the line, the college was granted university status and adopted the current name. NJCU is set in an urban location of the 2nd populous city in the state. This public university offers over 40 undergraduate, about 30 graduate and continuing education opportunities. Nursing Programs at New Jersey
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Ocean County College (OCC) located in Toms River, New Jersey was established in 1969 as a community college. Supported by New Jersey and Ocean County locally, it was established to meet higher education needs of ocean county residents. OCC offers 2-year associate degree programs in arts, science and applied science along with certificates of completion in various fields of study. It also offers community and professional development courses, lifelong learning and continuing education opportunities. Ocean County College Nursing Program Ocean County College offers qualified candidates an opportunity to become registered nurses (RN) through their associate degree program. It has three
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Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (OLLMC) is home to Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing. The school of nursing was established in 1961: about 10 years after the medical center. The school of nursing and the Medical center are part of Lourdes Health System along with the Lourdes Medical Center located in Burlington County. The health system is a catholic-faith based medical center and it was founded by the Franciscan sisters of Alleghany. Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing The School of Nursing (SON) under the Lourdes Health system is located in Camden County, New Jersey. The
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Passaic County community College (PCCC) opened its doors to the residents of Passaic County in 1971. PCCC offers academic and non-credits programs including associate degrees, certificates and continuing education. In its efforts to offer accessible learning methods, PCCC has evening, weekends and online learning modes to supplement the traditional day programs. The college has its main campus in Paterson and another 3 satellite academic centers in Wayne, Wanaque and Passaic City. This public, 2-year community college helps students to acquire career training for direct job entry or transfer opportunities. Nurse Education Program at PCCC The Associate in Applied Science nurse
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Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) was established in 1969 as a state-supported co-ed liberal arts college. The college has its main campus located in Mahwah, Bergen County of New Jersey. It offers 4-year degrees in arts, sciences and professional studies like nursing. Over 40 undergraduate programs are offered in the college to baccalaureate degree seekers in addition to six graduate studies programs. Ramapo College is also renowned for its elementary and secondary teacher certification courses. Nursing Programs at Ramapo College Ramapo College has three tracks under the nursing program to offer to qualified candidates. Two are at the undergraduate
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Established in 1902, Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) was opened to serve the health care needs of Central New Jersey. Besides offering high quality medical care to patients, RBMC has a nursing program which dates back to 1903, an year after its opening. The medical center boasts to have been named as a Center of Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In addition to the main medical center at Old Bridge, RBMC also has an auxiliary center at Perth Amboy both of which constitutes its over 500 bed capacity. RBMC and Middlesex County College Nursing Program Raritan Bay
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Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) opened its doors for the first class of students in 1966 in temporary facilities at Green Brook High School. During its early years, it was known as Somerset County College offering post-secondary education to Somerset county residents. In 1986, the board of freeholders from the mother and Hunterdon Counties decided on co-sponsoring the college. This decision led to the change of name to Raritan Valley Community College. It is an open admission public college that offers 2-year associate degrees, certificate and professional development in the 2 counties and beyond. Nursing Programs at Raritan Valley Community
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Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (RSCNJ) opened doors for its first students in late 1971. The pioneer students had to attend classes in rented hotel property since it had no property of its own. A year later Stockton College completed its first permanent property at Galloway its main campus to date. In honor of its first president Richard Bjork, Stockton College was renamed Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. It offers a wide range of academic programs at undergraduate, master and a few terminal degrees. Nursing Programs at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey The school of Health sciences
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Rutgers State University of New Jersey has a very long history. With over 250 years from when the pioneer college was founded, Rutgers has grown in bounds to be one of the most recognized colonial, public land-grant and research institutions in the US. In particular, Rutgers-Camden history can be traced back to 1920 when two schools: college of South Jersey and South Jersey Law schools joined. In 1950, the two colleges became part of Rutgers State University system and became Rutgers-Camden. It is one of the 3 campuses of the Rutgers State University besides Rutgers-New Brunswick and Newark. Nursing Program
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Rutgers-Newark is one of the 3 campuses in the Rutgers State University of New Jersey system. Rutgers- Newark history can be traced back when New Jersey School of Law; established in 1908 together with four other colleges and schools merged to form the then University of Newark in 1936. The University of Newark remained operational for only a decade after which it was voted to join the Rutgers university system in 1946 and become Rutgers-Newark. Nursing Programs at Rutgers-Newark Rutgers-Newark College of nursing is a very large college in terms of the number of program offered under it. Programs include
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