Nursing

Program Locations: Larimer, Westminster

Total Credits: 71.5 credits (4 semesters)

Become a registered nurse (RN) through our four-semester program. Learn how to provide and manage care in various health care environments. You will study courses such as:

• Fundamentals of Nursing
• Pharmacology
• Medical Surgical Nursing
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Under the supervision of faculty and licensed staff, you'll practice in our on-campus labs and off-campus in local facilities. With an AAS degree in nursing, you will be able to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) exam for licensure as a RN.

Admission into the RN program is a competitive process with additional requirements.

Career Advance Colorado

Thanks to the Career Advance Colorado grant program, you can have your tuition, fees and course materials covered while funding is available. Funding is only anticipated to be available through the Fall 2024 term.

To take advantage of the grant funding, just apply for financial aid, be declared in this program and take courses toward program completion. Whatever isn’t covered by financial aid will be covered by Career Advance. Learn more about the program.

 

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Program Location: Westminster

Total Credits: 74.5 credits (3 semesters)

This unique degree option is for students who are already licensed as practical nurses in Colorado and have worked at least six months full-time. You can transfer your credit from a completed LPN program and finish an AAS in nursing. In less than two years, you will be able to reenter the workforce with more training and experience. You'll explore:

• Advanced medical surgical nursing concepts
• Microbiology
• Pharmacology
• Psychiatric/mental health nursing

Admission into the LPN-to-ADN program is a competitive process with additional application and requirements.

Career Advance Colorado

Thanks to the Career Advance Colorado grant program, you can have your tuition, fees and course materials covered while funding is available. Funding is only anticipated to be available through the Fall 2024 term.

To take advantage of the grant funding, just apply for financial aid, be declared in this program and take courses toward program completion. Whatever isn’t covered by financial aid will be covered by Career Advance. Learn more about the program.

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Program Location: Online

Total Credits: 120 credits (4 semesters)

Earn your bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) with our flexible online program. This program is made for students in the associate's degree in nursing (ADN) program and registered nurses. You'll complete the majority of the program online while also attending in-person practicums. For these clinical experiences, you'll work with nursing experts near where you live or work.

Take courses such as:

• Integration into BSN Practice
• Leadership in the Nursing Profession
• Community Health Nursing Practicum
• Nursing Research/Evidence-Based Practice

If you are an ADN student, you will have to take and pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) exam for licensure as an RN before you earn your BSN. You can do this during your program.

If you already have your associate's degree in nursing (ADN), you can finish this program in as little as two years (four full-time semesters). Our flexible schedule allows all of our BSN students to finish the degree in an extended time period.

Admission into the RN to BSN Completion program is a non-competitive process with additional application and requirements.

 

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Program Locations: Larimer

Total Credits: 43 credits (2 semesters)

Learn to provide nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. You'll learn to make health assessments and care for patients from newborns to the elderly. You'll study the skills you need for careers in:

• Long-term care facilities
• Clinics
• Home care
• Doctors' offices
• Hospitals

You'll be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (PN NCLEX®).

Admission into the Practical Nursing program is a competitive process with additional application and requirements.

Career Advance Colorado

Thanks to the Career Advance Colorado grant program, you can have your tuition, fees and course materials covered while funding is available. Funding is only anticipated to be available through the Fall 2024 term.

To take advantage of the grant funding, just apply for financial aid, be declared in this program and take courses toward program completion. Whatever isn’t covered by financial aid will be covered by Career Advance. Learn more about the program.

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Colorado participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) meaning Nurses can practice in other NLC states. The NUR program trains nursing students to obtain a Colorado State Nursing License. Once a graduate receives the Colorado State license they may then practice in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. (NCSBN, 2024) 

Connecticut and the U.S. Virgin Islands are awaiting NLC implementation. Students may practice in these states once the compact has been implemented.  

The Nursing program does not meet the state licensure requirements for the states below, as graduates cannot practice in these states and U.S. territories without obtaining additional licenses. Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico. Pennsylvania and Guam have partial implementation of the NLC (NCSBN, 2024). 

Licensing Board 

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies State Board of Nursing | 303-894-7800 

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Nurse Licensure Compact | 312-525-3600