Nursing Program

The nursing program at Northcentral 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 NTC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission since 1992.

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Northcentral Technical College (NTC)

5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, WI

The Northcentral Technical College is a technical college located in Wausau, Wisconsin.  The main campus of NTC is located in Wausau but there are several regional centers that are established within the state which are located in Antigo, Merrill, Medford, Spencer, Phillips and Wittenberg.  A member of the Wisconsin Technical College Systems, NTC has a humble beginning. Established in 1912, it was first named Wausau Industrial School but was later renamed in 1988 with its current name.

The school offers more than 50 courses from different fields of expertise which include agriculture, community service, agriculture, general studies, public safety and health. Moreover, the school also offers more than 100 certificate programs that can be taken by first time students as well as employees who wish to take refresher courses to improve their careers. With the many courses offered by NTC, it has lived to its goal of fostering economic growth within the community.

As established in June 2013, the tuition fee rate of NTC for resident enrollees is $122 per credit hour while out-of-resident tuition is about $183 per credit unit. For students who are hard up with their finances, the school also offers financial aids.

On the other hand, students who also wish to transfer to another university can take advantage of the transfer program offered by the school. NTC holds an annual transfer event fair where students can choose to transfer to schools like the Upper Iowa University, UW-Oshkosh, Lakeland College, Bellevue University and Franklin University.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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