RN Programs in North Carolina
In North Carolina, becoming a registered nurse (RN) is an excellent career choice. RN programs in North Carolina are actively recruiting qualified nursing students to try and graduate enough students to meet the states growing need for nurses.
A large cause of the nursing shortage in the state is the limited number of nursing educators available to teach nursing students. In addition, a growing elderly population increases the demand for registered nurses in the state. Many who are accepted to RN schools in North Carolina are being offered RN positions during their final semester. Graduates of North Carolina RN programs are in extremely high-demand and find work quickly upon graduation.
A career as a Registered Nurse is challenging and rewarding. There are three ways to find training as an RN in North Carolina, including Diploma, Associate Degree, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN). Graduates of all three programs qualify to take the national exam that leads to licensure.
RN Licensure in North Carolina
Graduates of an accredited RN program may apply for licensure in North Carolina. Graduates must pass the NCLEX-RN before their license is issued.
North Carolina RN Registry
North Carolina Board of Nursing
4516 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
RN Jobs and Salary in North Carolina
North Carolina’s largest cities, Charlotte and Greensboro, are where the most RN in demand RN positions area available. The average RN wage in North Carolina is $28.31 hourly and $58,880 annually. Registered nurses are needed in North Carolina’s hospitals, nursing homes, home health care agencies, and clinics.
Listed below are some of the largest and best-known employers of registered nurses in North Carolina.
Randolph Primary Care, Asheboro
Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro
Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain
High Point Regional Hospital, High Point
Gulfside Regional Hospice, Trinity
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville
RN Programs in North Carolina
There many RN programs in North Carolina and they all have unique entrance requirements. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications about one year in advance of the time they want to begin classes.
The following programs take two to three years to complete, and they lead to a Diploma in Nursing:
Mercy School of Nursing
701-B Forest Pointe Circle
Charlotte, NC 28273
Watts School of Nursing
2828 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 200
Durham, NC 27705
These RN programs take two years to complete and they lead to an Associate Degree in Nursing:
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Department of Nursing
109 Community College Road
Ahoskie, NC 27910-8048
Stanly Community College
Department of Nursing
141 College Drive
Albemarle, NC 28001
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Department of Nursing
340 Victoria Road
Asheville, NC 28801
South College
Department of Nursing
29 Turtle Creek Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Division of Nursing
1200 Blythe Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203-5816
Central Piedmont Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235-5009
Presbyterian School of Nursing
Admissions
1900 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28274
Sampson Community College
Department of Nursing
1801 Sunset Avenue
Clinton, NC 28328
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Department of Nursing
401 Medical Park Drive
Concord, NC 28025
Gaston College
Department of Nursing
201 Highway 321 South
Dallas, NC 28034
Surry Community College
Department of Nursing
630 S. Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017
Bladen Community College
Department of Nursing
7418 NC Hwy. 41W
Dublin, NC 28332
Durham Technical Community College
Department of Nursing
1637 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27703
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 35236
2201 Hull Road
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Blue Ridge Community College
Department of Nursing
180 West Campus Drive
Flat Rock, NC 28731
Wayne Community College
Department of Nursing
3000 Wayne Memorial Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Alamance Community College
Department of Nursing
1247 Jimmie Kerr Road
Graham, NC 27253-8597
Richmond Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 1189
1042 West Hamlet Avenue
Hamlet, NC 28345
Vance-Granville Community College
Department of Nursing
200 Community College Road
Henderson, NC 27536
Catawba Valley Community College
Department of Nursing
2550 US Highway 70 Southeast
Hickory, NC 28602-8302
Caldwell Community College &
Technical Institute
Department of Nursing
372 Community College Drive
Boone, NC 28607
Randolph Community College
Department of Nursing
629 Industrial Park Drive
Asheboro, NC 27205
Gardner-Webb University
Department of Nursing
110 South Main Street
Boiling Springs, NC 28017
Guilford Technical Community College
Department of Nursing
601 High Point Road
Jamestown, NC 27282
James Sprunt Community College
Department of Nursing
114 Northeast Railroad Street
Wallace, NC 28466-2921
Lenoir Community College
Department of Nursing
231 NC Highway 58 S.
Kinston, NC 28504-6836
Davidson County Community College
Department of Nursing
297 Davidson County Community College Road
Thomasville, NC 27360
Robeson Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 1420
95/301 North
Lumberton, NC 28359
South Piedmont Community College
Department of Nursing
4209 Old Charlotte Highway
Monroe, NC 28110
Carteret Community College
Department of Nursing
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Western Piedmont Community College
Department of Nursing
1001 Burkemont Avenue
Morganton, NC 28655
Craven Community College
Department of Nursing
800 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562
Sandhills Community College
Department of Nursing
3395 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Wake Technical Community College
Department of Nursing
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
Nash Community College
Department of Nursing
522 N. Old Carriage Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9708
NEWH Nursing Consortium
225 Tarboro Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 1595
Salisbury, NC 28145-1595
Central Carolina Community College
Department of Nursing
1105 Kelly Drive
Sanford, NC 27330-9840
Johnston Community College
Department of Nursing
245 College Road
Smithfield, NC 27577
Foothills Nursing Consortium
P.O. Box 804
286 ICC Loop Road
Spindale, NC 28160
Mayland Community College
Department of Nursing
200 Mayland Lane
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Mitchell Community College
Department of Nursing
500 West Broad Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Brunswick Community College
Department of Nursing
50 College Road NE
P.O. Box 30
Supply, NC 28462
Southwestern Community College
Department of Nursing
447 College Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
Edgecombe Community College
Department of Nursing
2009 West Wilson Street
Tarboro, NC 27886
Halifax Community College
Department of Nursing
200 College Drive
Weldon, NC 27890-1121
Rockingham Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 38
Wentworth, NC 27375
Southeastern Community College
Department of Nursing
4564 Chadbourn Highway
Whiteville, NC 28472
Wilkes Community College
Department of Nursing
1328 S. Collegiate Drive
P.O. Box 120
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Cape Fear Community College
Department of Nursing
411 North Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Wilson Community College
Department of Nursing
902 Herring Avenue E.
Wilson, NC 27893-3310
Region A Nursing Consortium
185 Freedlander Drive
Clyde, NC 28721-9454
College of The Albemarle
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 2327
Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2327
Pitt Community College
Department of Nursing
Highway 11 South
Greenville, NC 27835-7007
Coastal Carolina Community College
Department of Nursing
444 Western Boulevard
Jacksonville, NC 28546-6899
Piedmont Community College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 1197
Roxboro, NC 27573-1197
Beaufort County Community College
Department of Nursing
5337 High 264 East
Washington, NC 27889
Forsyth Technical Community College
Department of Nursing
2100 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
These RN programs lead to a BSN:
Gardner-Webb University
Department of Nursing
110 South Main Street
Boiling Springs, NC 28017
Appalachian State University
Department of Nursing
Boone, NC 28608
Presbyterian SON at Queens University of Charlotte
Department of Nursing
1900 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28274
Fayetteville State University
Department of Nursing
1200 Murchinson Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Methodist University
Department of Nursing
5400 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28311
North Carolina A&T State University
Department of Nursing
1601 E. Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Department of nursing
1400 Spring Garden St.
Greensboro, NC 27412
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Department of Nursing
625 7th Avenue Northeast
Hickory, NC 28601
Pfeiffer University
Department of Nursing
4701 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28209-3217
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Department of Nursing
Pembroke Township
Pembroke, NC 28372
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Department of Nursing
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-3201
Barton College
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 5000
Wilson, NC 27893-2575
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Nursing
CB #7460, Carrington Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
School of Nursing
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223
Western Carolina University
School of Nursing
207 Moore Hall
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Duke University
School of Nursing
207 Trent Drive
Durham, NC 27710
North Carolina Central University
Department of Nursing
1801 Fayette Street
Durham, NC 27707
East Carolina University
College of Nursing
Health Sciences Building
Room 4205L
Greenville, NC 27858
Winston-Salem State University
Department of Nursing
601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
For reviews and a full list of RN programs in the state, please visit Nursing Schools in North Carolina.