Nursing Program

The nursing program at Gateway Technical 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 Wisconsin colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at Gateway Technical College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission since 1980.

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Gateway Technical College (FVTC)

1825 N Bluemound Dr, Appleton, WI

Gateway Technical College, which is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has a student population of around 9,000. The Midwest school provides programs in a wide variety of subjects, including some of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Airline Pilot
• Applied Horticulture
• Automotive Engineering
• Secretarial Science
• Biotechnology
• Barbering
• CAD/CADD Drafting
• Carpentry
• Building and Property Maintenance
• Civil Engineering
• Business Administration
• Early Childhood Education/Teaching
• Diesel Mechanics
• Nursing
• Surgical Technology
• Radio and Television Broadcasting
• Sign Language Translation

The most popular study areas include engineering, the health professions, business management, security and protective services, and computer and information sciences.

The tuition rate for in-state students at the college is currently $122.20 per credit hour. Out-of-state students pay $183.30 per credit hour.

The Step Up program at the college provides career development assistance for students to map out their educational and employment goals. Students are also given details on STEM curriculums involving the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. The Step Up program encourages job readiness by providing resume writing assistance and programs that cover job interviewing skills. Placement assistance is offered as well.

The college, which is located at 3520 30^th Avenue in Kenosha, can be contacted toll-free at 800-353-3151.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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