BECKLEY —
Bluefield State College’s Beckley campus will be expanding its associate degree nursing program and accepting 10 new students, confirmed Bluefield State College.
The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses formally approved the expansion at the Thursday’s meeting of the Board.
“We are excited about the opportunity to expand our program in Raleigh County,” noted Angela Lambert, dean of the BSC School of Nursing and Allied Health. “The Board’s action will permit us to address the shortage of qualified nursing education opportunities in the greater Raleigh County region.”
Lambert noted that BSC’s 2012 Associate Degree Nursing graduates from the Raleigh county campus achieved a 96.8 percent passage rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for Registered Nurses.
“Due to the current and projected shortage of RNs into 2020, BSC intends to be a driving force in filling this need,” Lambert added. “The ability to educate future nurses will assist in providing qualified professionals to meet the health care needs of southern West Virginia.”
Applications are currently being accepted for the associate degree for both Beckley and Bluefield campuses.
The application deadline to enter the 2013 BSC associate program is Dec. 15.
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