Academic Progression in Nursing: Highlighting Ellis Medicine, The Belanger School of Nursing’s and Siena College Baldwin Nursing’s Dual Degree Program. Ellis Medicine, The Belanger School of Nursing has entered into a dual degree partnership with Siena College, Baldwin School of…
Montgomery College (MC) and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) have entered into a Dual Enrollment Nursing Pathway Agreement that offers MC Nursing students simultaneous admissions to both MC’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and UMSON’s Bachelor of Science…
CCBC. The incredible value of education. The Associate to Bachelor’s (ATB) Nursing Degree option provides a dual enrollment opportunity to students accepted into the CCBC Nursing Program. The ATB option helps students achieve a baccalaureate degree in nursing in a…
St. Joseph’s College of Nursing Department of Nursing New York State adopted the 1+2+1 model as a pathway for seamless ADN to BSN mobility. The unique dual degree approach to nursing education was first conceived and implemented by St. Joseph’s…
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay, Wisconsin has a long standing partnership with the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay(UWGB). They recently worked with UWGB to create a new pathway for students interested in going into nursing which will allow…
Casper College is part of the ReNEW (Revolutionizing Nursing Education in Wyoming) Curriculum developed in collaboration with the University of Wyoming. According to Heather Huber, MS RN CNE Director of Nursing at Casper College: “The community colleges have joined with…
Charlotte-based Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) offersa four-semester Associate Degree Nursing program that admits approximately 50 students each fall and spring semester. These students reflect the diverse population and the needs of our residents in the extended Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. After…
Members of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) were surveyed about their institutions’ academic progression involvement. The data was collected from September 14th to October 9th, 2015. There were 179 respondents with 37 states represented. Illinois (13%), Texas (9.66%),…
In Arizona, the state has adopted a concurrent enrollment program (CEP) model that allows students to complete their BSN concurrently with their ADN. The students exit the ADN program with a BSN from a partnered university. “There has been great…
The Dakota Nursing Program is a consortium of four community colleges in North Dakota who provide nursing education at the practical nursing certificate and associate degree RN levels. They collaborate with three universities in North Dakota at present to provide…
The Concurrent Enrollment Associate-Baccalaureate Nursing Programs are offered through participating community colleges in the Maricopa Community College District. The Concurrent Enrollment Programs allow students to pursue an AAS degree in nursing via the current Maricopa Nursing program while providing an…
Vermont Tech offers a 1 + 1 + 2 career ladder approach to nursing education that allows students to enter and exit at multiple levels. At the successful completion of the first year, a student earns a Practical Nurse Certificate…
Northwestern Michigan College and Davenport University developed a concurrent program to assist with academic progression from the ADN to BSN degree. Students are dual enrolled in both institutions. A financial aid consortium agreement was developed to give students the ability…
On behalf of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and OADN we are pleased to announce the release of the update brochure, “Taking the Next Step in Your Nursing Education.” This brochure is a collaborative effort that we…
In July 2015 the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) released the Joint Position Statement on Academic Progression to Meet the Needs of the Registered Nurse, the Health Care Consumer, and the U.S. Health…
Community College Kansas University Nursing Partnership's graduating first Co-Enrolled Students! Through this groundbreaking endeavor, these students will simultaneously receive their Associate's Degrees in Nursing (ADN) from Kansas City Kansas Community College and their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees…
As we have all come to realize, seamless academic progression is imperative for the future of associate degree (AD) nursing programs and opportunities for our graduates. Associate degree nursing programs are quality programs that provide a strong foundation for professional…
Through the collaborative work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) and the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) four promising practices were identified for academic progression. One of the models is the RN…
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing and American Nurses Association Joint Position Statement on Academic Progression to Meet the Needs of the Registered Nurse, the Health Care Consumer, and the U.S. Health Care System Position Statement All nurses must have access…
OADN members were surveyed about their institutions’ academic progression involvement. The data was collected from September 14th to October 9th. There were 179 respondents with 37 states represented. Illinois (13%), Texas (9.66%), Arkansas (8.5%), Ohio (6.25%) were the states with…
On August 6, a meeting was held in Washington DC on Accreditation and Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN). The three nursing accrediting bodies: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and Commission for Nursing…
Texas was one of the nine states funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) grant. See some of the highlights of their work in the attached documents. Download Academic Progression in Nursing In Texas Download…
There is good reason to make it easier for students to get bachelor’s degrees, nurse education experts say. A more highly educated nursing workforce is needed to care for an increasingly complex and diverse population of patients, according to a…
At a time when the nation’s health care landscape was being transformed and increasing evidence pointed to the need for more highly educated nurses, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a landmark report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing…
