AAS, Nursing – RN (upon licensure)

Program Available:

·         Florence, KY Campus

The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing is a two-year curriculum comprising classroom, laboratory and clinical learning experiences. The course of study is 104 quarter hours and is designed to prepare the graduate as a beginning generalist practitioner, functioning as a provider of care, coordinator of care and as a member of the nursing profession.

Clinical experiences and skills laboratory classes accompany each nursing lecture course to give the student hands-on learning in a safe environment. Computer testing is performed to prepare the student for licensure testing.

Instruction includes Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology, English, and courses in caring for clients across the life-span, successful strategies for the professional nurse, and client care. Educational methods used are classroom lecture, computer based instruction, hands-on skills lab, and supervised clinical experience in area hospitals and health care facilities.

This curriculum is challenging and demanding.  Students are expected to spend at least 20-30 hours per week outside of class in preparation and studying for the program. Nursing Faculty members have an open-door policy for assistance and are supportive for student success.

Qualified Graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Certification Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN), which is required for practice as a Registered Nurse.  Employment opportunities include a wide variety of healthcare settings, such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, physician's offices, industry, and community health agencies.

This program is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.

What is the total cost of the Associate of Applied Science program in Nursing?

The cost displayed below assumes that

1)      the student remains enrolled full-time,

2)      no courses are credited by transfer or proficiency, and

3)      no courses must be repeated because of failures or withdrawals.

Tuition:                                    $32,344 ($311 per credit hour)

Fees:                                        $  2,868

Equipment:                              $     200 (Netbook)

Estimated cost of Textbooks:  $  2,900

Total cost of program:            $38,312

Current Quarter textbook prices are available at http://www.beckfield.edu/about-us/book-price-listing.aspx

How much student loan debt does a typical graduate have to repay after graduation?

The median loan debt of the program’s graduates is defined as the midpoint of all graduates’ loan debts upon graduation.

For those who graduated between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011,

Median Loan Debt:  $25,792             Institutional Loan Debt:  $0                Private Loan Debt:  $0

What percent of graduates completes the program in the normal time frame as published in the catalog?

A continuously enrolled full-time student who successfully completes all of his or her courses will normally complete this program in 8 quarters.  The time normally required for program completion may be reduced through courses credited by transfer or proof of proficiency, or extended by course failures and withdrawals, institutional withdrawals, leaves of absence, developmental courses, change of enrollment status from full-time to part-time, and change of program or change of an elective option within a program.

In the year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, 58 of the program’s 99 graduates (59%) had completed the program within 8 quarters.

What percent of graduates found employment related to their field of study?

Placement is reported in the campus’ Campus Accountability Report to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The most recent Report covers the period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

“Placement” refers to employment in the field for which the graduate’s education has prepared him or her, or in a related field which requires substantial application of the skills and knowledge taught in the curriculum.

The placement rate is determined by dividing the number of available graduates placed by the total number of available graduates. The Accrediting Council does not require institutions to report placement for graduates who are not available for placement due to continuing education, active military duty, visa restrictions, or pregnancy, death, and health-related circumstances. Further information pertaining to the employment of graduates may be obtained from the College’s Office of Career Services at dfuller@beckfield.edu

For those who graduated from the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the career placement rate was 92.9%.

How can I find out more about this career?

Further information pertaining to occupational requirements and opportunities for graduates of this program is available at http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1141.00.

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for this program is 51.3801.