An increase in demand – this fall, enrollment is up 18 percent over the same time last year – has led Cox College leaders to expand programs and extend registration deadlines in several areas.
“We’ve extended the application deadline for the spring semester,” says Dr. Anne Brett, president of the college. “The deadline has been pushed back from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1 for January 2011 entrance into the nursing programs.”
Additionally, the college has added a weekend Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program that will begin with 20 students in January 2011. “There’s been a lot of interest in the ASN program and a weekend option makes it more accessible for people who work during the week,” says Brett.
Students who wish to apply for the two-year program, which offers theory and clinical courses on Thursday evenings, Fridays and Saturdays, must have all general education pre-requisites finished before they can begin program.
Also due to increased demand, the college will admit an additional 30 students to its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in January 2011. The college currently only admits students into the BSN program once a year for the fall semester. Brett says this additional opportunity fills a need in the community. “There is a movement in the profession toward having more bachelor-trained nurses, and this will allow more nurses the opportunity to pursue their degrees,” she says.
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