South Texas College

Nursing Programs Offered

ADN Program Details

The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is accredited by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON). Upon completion of the two year, five semester program the graduate will be able to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) administered by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Registered Nurse.

The program prepares the graduate to provide patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of the profession and member of the health care team for a limited number of patients in various health care settings. Such patients may have complex multiple needs with predictable or unpredictable outcomes. With additional experience and continuing education the graduate can increase the numbers of assigned patients, provide independent patient-centered care, supervise health care of patients and their families and receive certification in various specialty areas.

Students seeking entry in the Associate Degree Nursing Program (ADN) must attend a general advisement session, must meet Admission Assessment (A2) exam requirements before being allowed to register for the Introduction to Nursing course, complete the Introduction to Nursing course with a grade of B or better (traditional track only) and complete an application for consideration for the program. Students must see an ADN faculty advisor during the Fall.

LPN Program Details

This intensive three or four-semester program offers classroom instruction and related clinical practice in the four basic areas of nursing care: adults, mothers and newborns, children, and the elderly. Graduates of this program will have a wide array of opportunities for providing nursing care for patients in structured health care settings. Patients cared for by Vocational Nurses typically are experiencing common, well-defined health problems with predictable outcomes. Students seeking entry in the Vocational Nursing program must file a specific program on-line application and complete additional admission procedures as required.