North Carolina Nursing Schools

Nursing School ExpandsEnrollment for BSN Students

Chappel Hill - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing is expanding enrollment opportunities for students seeking a bachelor of science in nursing degree (BSN).

The school will continue to offer a traditional 24-month nursing option and an accelerated 14-month option, but will admit students to each option twice a year, in January and May, starting in 2007. This change will allow the school to graduate 220 new nurses each year as compared to its 125 new nurse graduates in 2000-2001.

"The first group of baby boomers will be turning 60 this year, and North Carolina needs to be prepared for increased demands for nursing care," said Dr. Linda Cronenwett, the school's dean. "By moving to twice-a-year admissions and teaching BSN students year-round, we can maintain the quality of our prelicensure program while meeting the needs of the state through expanded enrollment."

UNC's enrollment expansion comes in response to recommendations made by the N.C. Institute of Medicine Task Force on the N.C. Nursing Workforce. In 2004, the task force recommended that nursing programs statewide increase the number of prelicensure registered nurse graduates 25 percent over the 2002-2003 levels by 2007 and place priority on increasing the percentage of North Carolina's nurses with baccalaureate nursing education.

The UNC School of Nursing's traditional 24-month option will expand from about 120 graduates per year to about 160 per year. Enrollment includes first and second degree candidates. The accelerated 14-month option will expand from about 40 to 60 graduates per year. Enrollment is limited to second degree candidates. Alternate extended study options will still be available for students as needed. Overall, lecture classes are expected to be smaller in size. Lab and clinical group sizes will not change and will remain small to accommodate clinical supervision and instructional needs, school officials said.

The school is adjusting the nursing curriculum to adapt to the newly expanded enrollment. The new curriculum requires the same number of credit hours - 65 - as the current undergraduate nursing program and is based on three semesters of course offerings a year: spring, summer and fall. It will offer a total of 20 courses taken by both 14- and 24-month students, though the pace of progression through the program will vary based on the option selected.

Each course in the new curriculum will be offered two to three times per year. The changes create a common curriculum for undergraduate students allowing for greater mobility between the traditional 24-month option and the accelerated 14-month option.

In addition, the school will work to develop new community agency partnerships and work with existing clinical sites to expand scheduling options for students that include weekend and evening hours. In addition, the school will collaborate with other schools of nursing statewide. Read more...

Nursing Schools in North Carolina

Alamance Community College
Graham, North Carolina 27253
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
340 Victoria Rd Asheville, NC 28801
Barton College Nursing School
Wilson, North Carolina 27893
Beaufort County Community College
5337 Hwy 264 E Washington, NC 27889
Blue Ridge Community College
180 W Campus Dr. Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences - Louise Harkey School of Nursing
401 Medical Park Dr. Concord, NC 28025
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
2855 Hickory Blvd. Hudson, North Carolina 28638
Cape Fear Community College School of Nursing
411 N. Front St. Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
1200 Blythe Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203
Catawba Valley Community College
2550 Hwy 70 SE. Hickory, North Carolina 28602
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC 28235
Coastal Carolina Community College School of Nursing
444 Western Blvd. Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546
College of the Albemarle
Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
Craven Community College
800 College Court New Bern, NC 28562
Davidson County Community College
297 DCCC Rd. Lexington, North Carolina 27295
Duke University - School of Nursing
Trent Drive, DUMC 3322. Durham , NC 27710
Durham Technical Community College
1637 Lawson St. Durham, North Carolina 27703
East Carolina University
East Fifth St. Greenville, North Carolina 27858
Edgecombe Community College
2009 W. Wilson St. Tarboro, North Carolina 27886
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28301
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303
Foothills Nursing Consortium
137 S Post Rd. Shelby, North Carolina 28152
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Gardner-Webb University
P.O. Box 976, Boiling Springs, NC 28017
Gaston College
201 Highway 321 S. Dallas, North Carolina 28034
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, North Carolina 27282
Isothermal Community College Nursing School
Spindale, North Carolina 28160
James Sprunt Community College
Kenansville, North Carolina
Johnston Community College
245 College Road, Smithfield, NC 27577
Lees-McRae College
375 College Dr. Banner Elk, North Carolina 25604
Lenoir Community College
231 Highway 58 S. Kinston, NC 28502
Lenoir-Rhyne College School of Nursing
625 7th Avenue NE. Hickory, North Carolina 28601
Mayland Community College
200 Maryland Dr. Spruce Pine, NC 28777
McDowell Technical Community College
54 College Dr. Marion, North Carolina 28752
Mercy School of Nursing
P.O. Box 32861, Charlotte, North Carolina 28232
Mitchell Community College
500 West Broad St. Statesville, NC 28677
Nash Community College Nursing School
522 N. Old Carriage Rd. Rocky Mount, NC 27804
NEWH Nursing Consortium Program
225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Greensboro, North Carolina 27602
North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina 27707
Piedmont Community College
1715 College Dr. Roxboro, North Carolina 27573
Pitt Community College
Greenville, NC 27835
Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing
200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204
Queens University of Charlotte
1900 Selwyn Ave. Charlotte, North Carolina 28274
Randolph Community College
629 Industrial Park Ave. Asheboro, NC 27204
Richmond Community College
1042 West Hamlet Ave. Hamlet, North Carolina 28345
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
109 Community College Rd. Ahoskie, NC 27910
Robeson Community College
5160 Fayetteville Rd. Lumberton, North Carolina 28359
Rockingham Community College
Wenworth, North Carolina 27375
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, NC 28145
Sampson Community College
Clinton, North Carolina 28329
Sandhills Community College
3395 Airport Rd. Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374
Southeastern Community College
Whitevile, North Carolina 28472
Southwestern Community College
447 College Dr. Sylvan, NC 28779
Stanly Community College
141 College Dr. Albemarle, North Carolina 28001
Surry Community College Nursing School
630 South Main St. Dobson, NC 27017
Tri-County Community College
4600 E US 64, Murphy, North Carolina 28906
University of North Carolina - School of Nursing
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Rd. Wilmington, NC 28403
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
University of North Carolina - Pembroke
Pembroke, North Carolina 28372
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, North Carolina 27536
Wake Tech Community College
9101 Fayetteville Rd. Raleigh, NC 27603
Watts School of Nursing
3643 North Roxboro Rd. Durham, NC 27704
Wayne Community College
3000 Wayne Memorial Dr. Goldsboro, NC 27534
Western Carolina University School of Nursing
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Western Piedmont Community College
1001 Burkemont Ave. Morganton, NC 28655
Wilkes Community College
1328 Collegiate Dr. Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28697
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27110

Nursing Resources

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the North Carolina State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service. For information on a career as a registered nurse and nursing education visit the National League for Nursing. For information on nursing career options, financial aid, and listings of BSN, graduate, and accelerated nursing programs visit the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. For additional information on registered nurses, including credentialing visit the American Nurses Association.

For information about accredited clinical nurse specialist programs, visit the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. For information on nursing schools and lists of accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites: Nursing Schools in Florida, Nursing Schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania Nursing Schools.

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