Nursing

Our nursing major (BS) is a rigorous and demanding program, and its reputation for producing highly successful graduates will be a real advantage when you search for a job.

Our small class size allows us to give you the individual guidance you’ll need to excel, and you’ll have a range of practical and academic opportunities to prepare you for various employment pathways within the nursing profession and/or graduate study.

What Will I Study?

Your courses will be a combination of liberal arts and sciences that adhere to the American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. A broad range of study options will prepare you to practice from a caring, holistic, and scientific foundation.

You’ll have opportunities to apply theory and research to function in a variety of roles to assist families, groups, and, communities. Individual teacher/learner encounters and the use of technology provide individual and group learning experiences.

What Kind of Job Can I Get?

With a nursing degree, you can work in:

• Hospitals
• Doctors' offices
• Clinics
• Schools or companies
• The U.S. military

What Are Some of Our Graduates Doing?

• Registered nurse, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit, Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, Va.

Program Approval/Accreditation

The Lynchburg College nursing program is approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing
9960 Maryland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, Va. 23233-1463
804.367.4515

The Lynchburg College baccalaureate nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530, Washington, D.C. 20036
202.785.8320

The Lynchburg College Nursing Program is having an accreditation visit March 20-22, 2013.  If you would like to submit comments to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, you may do so by contacting Elena Mityushina at 202-887-6791 or emityushina@aacn.nche.edu.