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The Nursing Program is in conjunction with Passaic County Community College and requires a separate Admissions Application.
The application deadline for the nursing program is October 1st of each year. Applying for the nursing program is not automatic. Pre-Nursing students must formally submit an application for the nursing program. Paper applications are available in the Student Advising and Counseling Center beginning in August of each year.
SCCC has entered into a unique collaboration with Passaic County Community College to enable PCCC students to obtain an outstanding nursing education here in Sussex County. In this program, students take the pre-nursing courses with SCCC. Admission to the PCCC Nursing Program is competitive. Selection at the SCCC campus is limited to 20 students. Applicants must note that at the Sussex Campus, priority is given to the residents of Sussex County, NJ and Pike County, PA only. The Sussex Campus also gives preference to applicants who have completed a majority of the required general education credits at SCCC. Priority at the PCCC campus is given to Passaic County residents with others being considered on a space availability basis. The PCCC Nurse Education Program also offers an LPN-RN mobility option. This option
allows LPNs who wish to continue their education to become an RN to get credit for Nursing I after certain admission requirements are met. Nursing II, III, and IV must
be completed with the PCCC Nurse Education Program at either the SCCC Campus or the PCCC campus. Acceptance is based on several criteria and the availability of a seat in Nursing II at either campus.
Qualified students who are admitted to the PCCC Nurse Education Program, offered in conjunction with SCCC, take the clinical nursing courses with PCCC here on the SCCC campus and in clinical sites throughout northern NJ. These clinical courses comprise a four semester sequence which begins every year in January. General education courses from the sciences and liberal arts enhance the students’ understanding of clients with acute and chronic health problems. The curriculum prepares students to practice in hospitals and healthcare agencies within the framework of the American Nurses Association’s Standards of Practice and the New Jersey Nurse Practice Act. Applicants for admission to the Nurse Education Program must be high school graduates or have high school equivalency diplomas (GED). They also must meet admission criteria selected to ensure that accepted candidates have the potential to succeed in a rigorous academic program.
Admission criteria are minimum standards and, in most cases, applicants accepted into the program exceed these requirements. The following requirements must be met
prior to admission.
Meet PCCC admission criteria:
The objectives of this program are to:
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Follow these simple steps on I'm Accepted, What's Next? First choose the Type of Student you are upon Admission to the College.
Follow this course outline to complete the necessary degree requirements.
