Nursing Program

The nursing program at West Virginia Junior College – Morgantown prepares students for careers in hospitals, convalescent centers, clinics, home care, and physician's offices. The program focuses on knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for the sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Program courses include: administration of medication and treatments, assisting and physician during treatments and examinations, referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. Get more details below including other West Virginia colleges that offer nursing program.

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West Virginia Junior College – Morgantown

1000 Virginia St E, Charleston, WV

West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown operates as a 2-year private career college dedicated to providing a solid education for students in Morgantown and surrounding areas. Students can pick from several areas of study, including:

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Health and Clinical Professions
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Business and Marketing Studies

Over the previous several years West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown awarded degrees to more than 140 students with around 59% of those who start the program continue it to completion. West Virginia Junior College Morgantown campus offers several programs to choose from. Here are the programs with more popularity among students:

• Information Technology
• Medical Office Assistant
• Medical Insurance Coding
• Paralegal
• Business Administration
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

To support students and graduates, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown may offer student services like:

• Academic counseling for students
• Work study style employment
• Employment search assistance

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools has accredited the instruction & training provided by West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown for over sixty straight years. To read more and get consumer disclosures, you can visit wvjc.edu.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. West Virginia Junior College – Morgantown offers an associate's degree program in nursing.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Registered Nurses

Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).