Founded in 1914, West Suburban College of Nursing is a fully accredited Catholic, upper division specialty college. The College confers two degrees: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Majors in clinical nurse leader, Adult Health clinical nurse specialist, nurse administrator and nurse educator have been added to this academic year. For the BSN program the college accepts transfer students from any community college or university, using the Illinois Articulation Initiative (www.itransfer.org) as a guideline for the prerequisite liberal arts and sciences courses. Students may apply for admission to the program after earning 31 semester hours of the liberal arts and sciences requirements, which must include anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and microbiology courses.
West Suburban College of Nursing is owned and operated by West Suburban Medical Center, part of Resurrection Health Care. Nursing courses are offered at the college campus, located within West Suburban Medical Center, in Oak Park, Illinois. West Suburban Medical Center is a sophisticated hospital with clinics and specialty care centers. . Resurrection Health Care is composed of 8 Hospitals (>2,000 beds), 2 Immediate Care Facilities, 8 Skilled Nursing Facilities (>1,000 beds), 4 Retirement Homes, 2 Home Health Offices, 4 Behavioral Health Centers, 2 Outpatient Surgery Centers, and approximately 50 Community Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, & Medical Office Locations. Students have ready access to clinical facilities in the system and throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. These health-care facilities provide for enriched clinical experiences. Approximately 160 students are enrolled in the undergraduate nursing program. The student body is predominately drawn from the Chicago area, although enrollment from other parts of the tri-state area, and the nation, is not unusual.
Programs
Anatomy, Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Practical Nursing
Campus type
Normal
Carnegie
Special Focus Institutions - Other health prof
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Address:
3 Erie Ct.
IL 60302 Oak Park
Illinois
United States
Phone: (708) 763-6530
http://www.wscn.edu
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