Nursing Associate Degree

5 Semester Track

If you are passionate about nursing and driven to succeed, begin your career in nursing with an associate nursing degree.  This concept-based associate degree gives you flexible options for class and clinical scheduling over 5 semesters and sets you on a course for a rewarding career as a competent and compassionate professional nurse. The curriculum is presented conceptually and allows students to develop their nursing knowledge, critical thinking skills, and clinical judgment through a combination of classroom and clinical experiences. Whether you are just out of high school, a parent, or working professional seeking a career change, you can begin your studies to become a professional RN without pausing your life.

LPN Advanced Placement

While PA College doesn’t offer an LPN program, the school has an LPN to RN assessment module. This accelerated enrollment option – designed for licensed practical nurses looking to continue their education – offers two options: daytime or evening/weekend. The six-week daytime module begins in mid-May, with classes and clinical work typically held Wednesdays through Fridays during daytime hours. The eight-week evening/weekend option, is offered twice a year with start dates in May and October, it typically consists of classes every Tuesday and Thursday evening, and clinicals every other weekend on Saturday and Sunday. You must also complete all of the general education requirements before these semesters begin (which can be done with us).

The curriculum is a 5-semester concept-based program with flexible course offerings including day, evening, and weekend classes and clinical rotations. The LPN placement module will exempt students from NUR 110, NUR 120, and NUR 265. Students who do not pass the assessment will have the option of enrolling in the first semester of the concept-based Associate Nursing Degree program. Pre-requisites for the LPN placement module are BIO 175, BIO 176, PSY 100, ENG 100, MAT 150, CSS 101.