Nursing Program

The nursing program at Middlesex County 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 Jersey colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at Middlesex County 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 15 years.

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Middlesex County College

1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ

Middlesex County College (MCC) is located in Edison New Jersey, but also has centers in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy, New Jersey. MCC’s mission is to “provide access to an affordable, quality education for diverse students and to promote lifelong learning opportunities to strengthen the economic, social and cultural life of the community.”

MCC offers over 700 courses and 100 degree and certificate programs. Enrollment for the fall of 2012 was at 12,898—more than half of enrollment of that enrollment, full-time students.

Academic Departments:

• Accounting, Business & Legal Studies
• Computer Science and Information Technology
• Dental Auxiliaries Education
• Engineering Technologies
• English
• ESL/Languages & Cultures and Center for International Education
• Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
• History & Social Sciences
• Nursing
• Radiography
• Visual, Performing & Media Arts

MCC full-time students are eligible to receive a 25% discount on rail, bus, or light rail monthly passes when they enroll through the NJ TRANSIT’s Quik-Tik Program through the school.

Student Support services include academic advising, career services, counseling, computer lab use, tutoring services, as well as health and safety service, disabilities services, and Veterans Services.

View a comprehensive list of services on the WCC Services & Support Page.  School-specific information on transferring to or from MCC can be found on the Transfer Services Page or by calling (732) 906-2546 today.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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