Lamar Community College Nursing Program

The LCC Nursing Program is offered in a full time format on the LCC campus. It begins in August and ends in May. It is an Associate Degree program comprised of two levels. Level I is the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Students have the option to sit for the PN licensure exam (NCLEX-PN) upon the successful completion of Level I. Level II is the second year of the program. Students who have completed Level I may go directly on to Level II. Level II is also open to L.P.N.’s seeking an Associate Degree in Nursing and transfer students. Level II completers are awarded an A.A.S. Degree in Nursing and qualify to sit for the R.N. licensure exam (NCLEX-RN).

Accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), LCC's Nursing Program is an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree with an option for students to test for an Practical Nursing Licensure (or re-enter the program as an LPN to RN). Graduates are eligible to test for Registered Nurse licensure.

The LCC Nursing program boasts a hearty NCLEX-RN pass rate. In December 2011, the LCC Nursing Department announced its National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) pass rates for its 2011 class. With a 92.31% pass rate, LCC surpassed the national average (87.49%) for the third year in a row.

LCC's Nursing program is fully approved by the Colorado State Board of Nursing and the Colorado Community College System.