Nursing Program

The nursing program at Cisco 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 Texas colleges that offer nursing program.

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Cisco College

1711 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, TX

Cisco Junior College in Abilene, Texas is a small community college, but don’t let its size fool you. CC offers students an environment of learning that allows for specialized attention from faculty members. Its small stature hosts various student clubs and associations, and provides student housing. Cisco College provides a great education for every kind of student, whether you are continuing your education to pursue better work opportunities or you require flexible course scheduling. For those wishing to pursue their Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Arts in teaching, Associates of Applied Sciences, and several other certifications close to home, Cisco College is the perfect choice.

There are over 4500 students enrolled at Cisco College and the college has been servicing Cisco since 1939. CC offers a great start for students planning on attending a 4 year University. The college provides several helpful resources developed to assist students including the C.O.R.E program (Creating Opportunities for Relevant Education). C.O.R.E’s main function is to prepare students for success in college and the career of their choice. C.O.R.E is just one of several student resources available at CC.

Cisco’s College education is more than affordable. Tuition for Abilene Campus and Texas Residents, costs $125 per credit hour, $161 for out of state, and $161 for international. For the Cisco main campus the costs are $85 per credit hour for in district residents, $110 for out of district residents and $146 for international students.

Financial aid can be easily applied for, along with comprehensive programs available for grants, work programs, loan programs and scholarships – all to assist eligible students with the costs of their education. For more information on all that Cisco College has to offer, please visit the CC website.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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