Study nursing at JCC
The Nursing degree at Jamestown Community College prepares you to become a registered nurse. You can pursue careers in patient care, emotional support, and education. Registered nurses work in hospitals, physician’s offices, home healthcare services, outpatient clinics, schools, hospice care, rehabilitation facilities, and travel nursing nationally and internationally.
- At JCC, you'll be prepared to take the National Council of State Boards for Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN).
- JCC's program focuses on the National League for Nursing (NLN) Association Degree (AD) competencies and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies.
- Nursing faculty are experts in their field, and many are clinical instructors who work with students in the healthcare agencies.
The Nursing program is designed for full- or part-time study and may be completed in a minimum of two academic years of full-time study. The four-semester sequence of nursing courses, which begins each fall semester, must be completed sequentially. Students who desire part-time study may complete the general degree requirements before seeking admission to the program.
JCC's Nursing degree has been included in the 2021 Best Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) Programs in New York list from Nursing Schools Almanac.
2022 median pay for registered nurses: $81,220/year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Application process
Update: We are no longer accepting nursing applications for the fall 2024 semester. The program is full!
The application to the Nursing program will be available in November 2023 for the fall 2024 semester. The first review of applications will take place December 1 and will continue on a monthly basis until the program is full. Depending on the number of applications received and the remaining space in the program, a point system may be used for the selection process (rubric for point system is available under Nursing Eligibility Requirements). Decisions will not be given over the phone.
Where to study at JCC
Nursing skills
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Utilize the nursing process to provide quality, safe, holistic (biophysical, psychological, socio-culture, spiritual), patient centered care across the life span.
- Demonstrate caring behaviors.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team.
- Develop a teaching plan for individuals incorporating teaching learning principles.
- Manage care incorporating evidence based information to support clinical decision making.
- Manage care cost effectively.
- Manage care utilizing principles of prioritization, delegation, and quality improvement.
- Demonstrate professional behaviors.
Program outcomes
- Graduate performance on the NCLEX-RN examination will be at a rate equal to or exceeding 80% for first-time test takers.
- 75% or greater of the respondents to the JCC Nursing Graduate Surveys express satisfaction with the program.
- 75% or greater of the respondents to the JCC Nursing Employer Surveys express satisfaction with the program.
- 55% or greater of students enrolled in the JCC Nursing Program will have on-time completion of the program with an Associate's Degree in Applied Science Nursing (4 semesters).
- 75% or greater of the respondents to the JCC Nursing Graduate Survey are employed 6 months after graduation.
- NCLEX-RN 2020 pass rate: 86% | 2021 pass rate: 89% | 2022 pass rate: 80%
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