Nursing Program

NOTE: The next group of students admitted will be for fall 2008 with deadline for application of February 15, 2008. Applications will be available August 2007.

Centralia College offers a nursing program that prepares graduates who are eligible to write the licensure examination for practical nursing or for registered nursing. A maximum of 24 students are selected each year for the PN and 24 students for the RN levels of the program. PN students must apply for admission to the RN program.

Students who successfully complete the first year (PN) of the nursing program will receive a Certificate of Proficiency and be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).

Students who successfully complete the second year (RN) of the nursing program will receive an Associate in Applied Sciences-Transfer (AAS-T) degree, and be eligible to write the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (NCLEX-RN). In addition to preparing a student to compete for employment in the nursing profession, the AAS-T degree provides science and general education courses appropriate for students planning a future transfer directly into selected four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs.

For more details see the "RN/PN Requirements" section of this website.

Nursing program information subject to change.