Applications for Kellogg Community College’s Part-Time Nursing Program starting next spring are due Aug. 15.
KCC is the only regional college to offer a part-time associate degree Nursing Program option in addition to a full-time option to meet the needs of students with busy schedules.
Students in the program will begin classes in January 2025 and continue for seven semesters or approximately two and a half years to completion, including three fall semesters, two spring semesters and two summer semesters.
After the first three semesters, Part-Time Nursing Program students will have earned a Practical Nursing Certificate making them eligible to take the practical nurse licensure exam (NCLEX-PN) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). The full program results in an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing degree allowing graduates to complete the registered nurse licensure exam (NCLEX-RN) to become a Registered Nurse (RN).
The Nursing Program and Profession
The KCC Nursing Program prepares students for careers in the nursing field using state-of-the art, high-fidelity patient simulators in every Nursing course, along with comprehensive clinical experiences at health care facilities across Southwest Michigan.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for registered nurses in the U.S. was $86,070 per year (or $41.38 an hour) in 2023, the latest year statistics are available.
KCC Nursing graduates themselves consistently perform better than the national average on licensing exams, with KCC grads averaging a 91.30% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam in 2023 (compared to the 88.55% national average) and a 95.87% pass rate on the NCLEX-PN exam in 2023 (compared to the 86.44% national average).
Accreditation and Admissions
The KCC Nursing Program is approved and authorized by the Michigan Board of Nursing, and the College’s Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Program is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. (For more information about the ACEN, contact the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing at 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, or at 404-975-5000 or visit acenursing.org.)
These accreditations let students and future employers know that KCC’s program meets the most rigorous and highest national standards of nursing education, and provide graduates with further employment, educational and scholarship opportunities only available to students from nationally accredited nursing programs.
Admission to KCC’s Nursing programs is selective due to space limitations, enrollment limitations imposed by regulatory bodies and program admission requirements, and a limited number of applicants are accepted to the programs each year. Applicants seeking admission into KCC’s health programs must first fill out a general KCC application and complete the required courses for each program before submitting a program-specific application.
For general information about KCC’s Nursing Program, visit kellogg.edu/nursing. For more information about admission to KCC’s Nursing Program, including links to applications and other important admissions materials, visit kellogg.edu/nursing-admissions.
Additional information is also available by contacting KCC’s Selective Admissions office at seladm@kellogg.edu or 269-565-2625.
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