February 11, 2010
CONTACT: Robin Hutchinson Bell
Director of College Relations
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
614-234-1372/cell: 886-1825
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MCCN’s Newest Graduates Realize Dreams of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in Just 13 Months
Columbus, Ohio…Mount Carmel College of Nursing (MCCN) recently held a completion ceremony for the 62 members of the third class to complete the College’s innovative Second Degree Accelerated Program (SDAP), which offers the nursing education excellence MCCN is known for in an accelerated 13-month program.
This MCCN program is for qualified individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree or higher with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, meet the admission criteria for prerequisite courses, and now want to pursue a career in nursing. The SDAP is designed for those can enroll full-time – 40 hours per week/five days per week.
“There are many people – men and women alike – who have dreamed of an exciting, rewarding career in nursing, but have been held back from following their dream because they can’t take several years to make a career change,” says Barbara Barta, RN, Assistant Dean, Mount Carmel College of Nursing (MCCN). “That’s why we offer the MCCN Second Degree Accelerated Program. In just over a year, an individual can be a professional nurse, doing the kind of work they always knew they were meant to do,” she adds.
According to Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, President and Dean of the more than 100-year-old educational institution, MCCN developed this accelerated course in response to the nursing shortage. “The American Association of Colleges of Nursing estimates that more than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2012 to care for America’s aging population,” Schiele says. “Mount Carmel College of Nursing wanted to be proactive in helping to meet this need, as we also help qualified individuals gain entry into one of the fastest-growing, highest-opportunity career fields available today.”
As MCCN celebrates these newest nursing professionals, the 72 members of the College’s fourth SDAP class are more than one month into their 13-month odyssey to the BSN. Those interested in information about MCCN’s fifth SDAP class, set to begin in January 2011 and end in January 2012, are invited to visit www.mccn.edu or call 614-234-5800.
ABOUT MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE OF NURSING (MCCN)
Mount Carmel is a specialized institution of higher education, offering the following programs: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Adult Health, Nursing Administration and Nursing Education, Dietetic Internship, and an Online RN Refresher Course. Mount Carmel has one of the largest baccalaureate nursing programs in the state of Ohio and is affiliated with the Mount Carmel Health System. Founded in 1903 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the College is located at 127 South Davis Avenue in Columbus, on the campus of Mount Carmel West Hospital.
ABOUT THE MCCN SECOND DEGREE ACCELERATED PROGRAM (SDAP)
The MCCN SDAP allows students with a bachelor’s degree in another major to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in just 13 months. The same classroom and clinical nursing classes offered in MCCN’s four-year BSN program comprise the SDAP, but are compressed to allow full-time students to begin on January 2nd of one year and finish by January 31st of the following year. Tuition is $28,710 over the 13-month period. Financial aid is available through College and federal resources. Contact us about the Second Degree Accelerated Program at www.mccn.edu or 614-234-5800.