Nursing Program

The nursing program at Rockingham 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 North Carolina colleges that offer nursing program.

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Rockingham Community College (RCC)

5160 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, NC

If you are looking for a better future and more opportunities and something fun to do, Rockingham Community College (RCC) is the right place. You may be looking to earn a degree to give you a successful career, transfer to a four year college or university, or you are looking for continuing education to look for a new job. Whatever are your goals, RCC can help you achieve those. RCC offers a host of opportunities, from athletic events and student organizations to workshops and lectures that you can attend.

RCC is located in Rockingham County, North Carolina, and is a beautiful campus spread over 250 acres of land. RCC has a variety of programs and depending on your educational goals you can choose the right one for you. It offers three types of credit programs

• Associate in Applied Science Degrees, Diplomas or Certificates. These are programs which will enable you to get the right skills to get started on a career
• College Transfer Degrees to transfer to four-year colleges
• BA Programs to allow you to earn a Bachelor’s Degree at RCC

They also have a Personal Enrichment programs in diverse areas such as Cooking, dancing, crafts, animal care, languages, genealogy and gardening.

To make sure you succeed academically, RCC offers you a variety of support services and these include activities inside and outside classroom. They have support services for admissions, athletics, career counseling and services, RCC clubs and organizations, financial aid for tuition fees etc.

So with a host of opportunities and programs, RCC is a great place to start your educational journey.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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