Nursing Program

The nursing program at Heartland 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 Arizona colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at Heartland Community College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission since 1998.

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Heartland Community College

3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ

Heartland Community College (HCC), located in Normal Illinois, is a two-year community college that also provides students with the option to transfer their credits to a four-year school if they so choose. The school features over 40 kinds of academic degrees that encompass such career programs as practical nursing, computer maintenance, radiography, and medical transcription. Student services on the career campus include support for disabled students, tutoring, and childcare.

In order to apply for degree programs at HCC, students need to furnish a GED or high school diploma. For students who still need to meet the basic prerequisites, ESL courses and GED preparation are offered as well.

The Midwest college offers students the preparatory skills needed to work in jobs that require degrees or training in some of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Administrative and secretarial science
• Biological science
• Business automation and technology
• CAD/CADD drafting
• Child Care
• Mechanics and maintenance technology
• Practical and vocational nurses training
• Web page design
• Welding

The yearly tuition at the school is approximately $11,000 for out-of-state residents and $7,000 for students living in-state. Currently, 5,600 undergraduates are enrolled in programs and the school maintains a 60% retention rate. You can obtain further details by contacting the college at 309-268-8000.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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