Nursing Program

The nursing program at Sheridan 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 Wyoming colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at Sheridan College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission since 1989.

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Sheridan College

231 W 6th St, Powell, WY

Sitting at the base of the Bighorn Mountains, Sheridan College boasts one of the most state-of-the-art campuses in Wyoming in the #1 western town in the United States. Our new modern campus villa housing, attention to the arts for a creative economy, delivery of workforce solutions, cutting edge web services, and latest industry equipment set us apart.

Our students who transfer to the University of Wyoming consistently out-perform the average transfer student from all Wyoming community colleges. In addition, we save our transfer students up to $50,000 over other 4 year options.  Learn more about your options with Sheridan today by requesting information from their admissions office via our digital portal or via their site.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

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