NURSING - Associate of Science Degree

Are you a compassionate person who wants to join the fast-growing healthcare industry as a Registered Nurse? The Associate of Science degree in Nursing prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN. Upon successful passing of the examination, you will be qualified to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a hospital, medical office, nursing home, home health, ambulatory care site, and other health settings. You'll gain vital on-the-job skills through classroom instruction, practice labs, and clinical experience.

Provo College's accredited Nursing program gives you the education you need to begin your nursing career with confidence. With the average graduation time of 24 months at our Provo, Utah campus, you'll quickly get out of the classroom and into the in-demand healthcare field.

Just how in-demand are Registered Nurses? The U.S. Department of Labor projects that Registered Nurses will be among the fastest growing occupations through 2016, with a project need for 3,092,000 new jobs over the next eight years. (U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007).

Nursing graduates are trained in:

• Patient care
• Nursing fundamentals
• Pharmacology
• Therapeutic treatment interventions
• Medical/surgical and critical care nursing
• Leadership
• Mental health nursing
• Mother/baby and pediatric nursing
• Community nursing
• Licensure examination preparation

Average program length:

Associate of Science Degree in Nursing - 24 months