Associate Degree Nursing

Opportunities include working in:

• Hospitals
• Physicians’ clinics
• Nursing homes
• Extended care facilities
• Home health care
• Wellness centers

Articulation with UW Collaborative Nursing Degree Program and other private BSN completion programs are available.

Students entering the program should:

• Have good reading and comprehension skills.
• Be in good physical and emotional health.
• Be flexible, adaptable, and enjoy working with people.
• Be self-confident, independent, and a self-directed learner.
• Meet Wisconsin Caregiver Law requirements.

At the completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Adhere to professional standards of practice within legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks of the registered nurse
• Use effective communication skills
• Assess health of individuals, families, and groups within the context of the community
• Make clinical decisions to assure safe and accurate nursing care
• Provide safe caring interventions with diverse populations
• Use teaching and learning processes to promote and restore health
• Collaborate with others to respond to the needs of individuals, families, and groups across the health-illness continuum
• Manage care to facilitate continuity within and across health care settings

• Day, evening/weekend and online classes available.
• Financial aid available to those that qualify.
• August program start date; however, some classes available in January.
• May take some courses immediately upon program acceptance.
• Students must achieve a grade of a C or better in each course of the program curriculum to be eligible to progress.
• Current Healthcare Provider CPR certification must be maintained throughout the program.
• The LPN entering into Associate Degree Nursing will take General Anatomy & Physiology and Advanced Anatomy & Physiology prior to entering the second year of the curriculum.
• Sign off as qualified in Functional Abilities for Nursing after acceptance to the program and prior to first clinical.
• LPN seeking progression track admission must submitcopy of current Wisconsin licensure as a LPN.
  Prior to enrollment in Introduction to Clinical, students must:
• Complete a physical exam, provide documentation of a recent two-step TB skin test, and meet all health requirements as approved by the College Health Educator. Students are responsible for ALL costs associated with meeting these requirements.
• Complete Caregiver Background check requirement (cost:$12).
• Complete Emergency Care Course.

• Complete high school or college chemistry with a grade of C or better or Southwest Tech Fundamentals of Chemistry (10-806-109).
• High School Graduation or Equivalency.
• Submit official high school and post secondary transcripts
• Complete required pre-nursing admissions assessment testing to demonstrate pre-set subtest scores
• Pay required assessment testing fee.
• Complete application form.
• Pay a $30 nonrefundable application fee.
• Interview with counselor
• Successfully complete Nursing Assistant course or equivalency.