Nursing Program

The nursing program at Berkshire Community College 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 Massachusetts colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at BCC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission for more than 50 years.

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Berkshire Community College (BCC)

1140 Boylston St, Boston, MA

Berkshire Community College is established in 1960 in an aim to provide accessible higher education for the residents of the Berkshire County and the surrounding areas.The BCC campus is 180 acres wide located at West Street – Pittsfield, MA.

BCC lives up to its mission and continue to provide quality education through offering wide range academic and vocational programs. At present, BCC offers 35 associate degrees, 13 certificate programs and other educational opportunities under various disciplines.

Students who wish to pursue higher education are encouraged to take transfer programs designed to provide the necessary training before transferring to baccalaureate institutions. BCC assures convenient transfer to a four-year college or university within the Massachusetts area and beyond with the help of the BCC transfer coordinator.

For those students who prefer to work upon finishing a course, they are encouraged to enroll in career programs to gain basic knowledge and technical skills to jumpstart with their career in different fields. Another program offered at BCC is Liberal Arts, a course with a more flexible curriculum designed to allow students to explore the different courses and decide on their future goals.

Special Programs such as Berkshire Honors Scholar Program, College Connection, Service Learning, Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development can also be found at BCC specifically intended to assist the students with their studies and future career.

Whatever your career path may be, BCC is a good venue to explore opportunities for learning geared towards achieving your goals.

BCC Overview http://www.berkshirecc.edu/HistoryOverview

BCC Programs of Study http://www.berkshirecc.edu/ProgramsOfStudy

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. BCC 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).