Nursing Program

The nursing program at Clinton 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 New York colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at Clinton Community College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission for more than 37 years.

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Clinton Community College

8 Clarkson Ave, Potsdam, NY

Clinton Community College (CCC) is located in Clinton County, in Plattsburgh, New York, at the site where the historic Hotel Champlain once stood a hundred years ago. CCC is affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY), which affords students seeking a degree, as well as students expecting to transfer to a four-year university, the opportunity to get the education they’re looking for.

CCC’s mission is to enrich students’ minds by providing educational opportunities that allow students to help strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life in the community.

Diplomas and degrees are awarded at CCC through courses in the following subject areas:

• English
• Business
• Humanities
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Nursing and Healthcare

CCC offers 19 AA, AS, and AAS programs in the above subjects, as well as 7 certificate programs. Class sizes are small, which afford students the opportunity to have a close relationship with professors. CCC also offers flexible course options, such as daytime and evening courses, in addition to their online courses.

CCC believes in their students and offers support services, such as childcare, counseling, career services, disability services, as well as tutoring, for those students in need.

There are several ways to apply to Clinton Community College. Students can apply online through a webpage on CCC’s website (http://hpweb.clinton.edu/launch_admissions.html), by downloading the CCC admissions application and following the instructions, or by using the State University of New York (SUNY APC) (http://www.suny.edu) application. There is a $40 fee for the SUNY application method, but applying this way allows a student to apply to 4 separate SUNY colleges on one form.

Students will also need to have their high school or college transcripts (if applicable), a completed FAFSA application, and immunization records. Students may also be required to take placement tests. In-state students will need to complete a certificate of residency to receive in-state rates. Disabled students will need to speak with a learning resource specialist (http://www.clinton.edu/Admissions/Content-Staff/uid/ddb2799c-b9dc-4109-82ab-cf5fa18d48ca/gid/20/email.cml). 

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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