*NOTICE: The Spring 2024 application cycle will open OCTOBER 1, 2023 for the Practical Nursing Stand Alone Program.
Please refer to the Minimum Admissions Requirement document. The ACT is now required for admissions. No expiration date on the ACT. The TEAS test is no longer accepted.
Due to the fast-paced structure of the program, it is recommended that applicants take most of their General Education courses prior to beginning the nursing coursework. Please see Minimum Admissions Requirements below.
Resources
- 2022-2023 Nursing Student Handbook
- Reinstatement & Transfer Policies
- Reinstatement Forms
- Minimum Admissions Requirements
- Essential Functions
- Practical Nursing Curriculum Plan
- Approved CPR and Advanced Cardiac Courses
- 2018 ACCS Nursing Program Guide
- Student Achievement Outcome Data
NCLEX CODES:
US78110400 PN BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - PN STAND ALONE (Use if you were accepted as a 3 semester PN student)
Quick Facts: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- 2020 Median Pay $48,820 per year $23.47 per hour
- Typical Entry-Level Education Postsecondary non-degree award
- Number of Jobs, 2019 721,700
- Job Outlook, 2019-2029% (Much faster than average)
SOURCE: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/health...
Accreditations
Bishop State Community College is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097 Tel. (404) 679-4500 www.sacscoc.org
Bishop State’s Practical Nursing Program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Tel. (404) 975-5000
www.acenursing.org
Approval
Bishop State’s Associate Degree and Practical Nursing Programs are approved by The Alabama Board of Nursing P.O. Box 303900 Montgomery, AL 36130 (800) 656-5318 www.abn.alabama.gov.
Statement of Disclosure
The Practical Nursing Program at Bishop State Community College at the Main Campus located in Mobile, AL is accredited by the:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the practical nursing program is Continuing Accreditation for Good Cause.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm