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What you'll find at NMC

Transfer courses, two-year associate degrees and professional certificates
Online learning options
Access to BA and advanced degrees through NMC's University Center
Small classes, personal attention
Scholarship opportunities
Reasonable tuition
Excellent academic reputation
Dedicated faculty & staff
On-campus housing options

"(Community colleges) are our nation's trade schools, training 59% of our new nurses."

"CAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES SAVE THE U.S. ECONOMY?"

TIME Magazine, July 20, 2009

Nursing - ADN Completion Program

Nursing training exercise Completed your LPN and ready to take the next step? NMC’s associate degree in nursing completion program for LPNs allows those with current clinical work experience in acute or extended care or who have graduated within three years to complete the nursing course work in two semesters.

NMC’s program is approved by the Michigan Board of Nursing. Graduates are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensing as a registered nurse.

Career opportunities

Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will be driven by a larger elderly population; technological advances in patient care, which permit a greater number of health problems to be treated; and an increasing emphasis on preventive care.

Employment of RNs will not grow at the same rate in every industry. The projected growth rates for RNs in the industries with the highest employment of these workers are:

INDUSTRY	PERCENT
Office of physicians	48%
Home health care services	33%
Nursing care facilities	25%
Employment services	24%
Hospitals, public and private	17%

Median annual earnings of registered nurses were $65,745 in the State of Michigan in May of 2010. Some places nurses worked and their average annual earnings include:

General medical and surgical hospitals – $68,610
Home health care services – $63,850
Offices of physicians – $70,530
Nursing care facilities – $59,990

NMC nursing programs are approved by the Michigan Board of Nursing and are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000).