Inver Hills - Century Colleges

Nursing Programs Offered

ADN Program Details

Purpose:

-To prepare associate degree nurses who are capable of administering safe, patient-centered, holistic care in beginning level positions in nursing practice.
-To prepare graduates who are qualified to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN).
-To provide opportunity for nursing students to recognize their commitment to personal and professional development.
-To facilitate career mobility of LPNs and Paramedics toward the Associate Degree in Nursing.
-To maintain an innovative nursing curriculum.
-To promote and prepare students for continued formal professional nursing education.
-To prepare graduates who are culturally competent.

Three unique nursing curricular tracks are offered, leading to the Associate in Science Degree (A.D.) in Nursing.

The Traditional Track requires completion of the entire four semester nursing course sequence and liberal arts requirements.

The LPN Mobility and Paramedic Mobility are offered to licensed practical nurses or qualified paramedics, and requires completion of a two and one-half semester nursing course sequence and completion of the liberal arts requirements. Completion time is determined by the number of liberal arts requirements met before entering the program and generally ranges from two to four semesters.

Clinical learning experiences are provided at hospitals and community health care facilities within St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs.

The Nursing Program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission - 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30326 Phone: 404.975.5000).