Nursing Program

The nursing program at Columbia College of Nursing 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 CCON is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education since 2011.

Columbia College of Nursing (CCON)

2001 Alford Park Dr, Kenosha, WI

Columbia College of Nursing (CCON or Columbia College) is a 113-year-old institution in Glendale, Wisconsin, and, since 1909 has been affiliated with Columbia Hospital. The school offers both Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs on flexible schedules that allows students to graduate in less than 17 months.

CCON’s mission is to prepare competent and compassionate health care professionals whose distinguishing qualities include social justice, evidence-based practice, liberal arts education, safe patient care and clinical reasoning.

CCON regularly accepts undergraduate students who have completed general education curriculums from other accredited institutions and transfer their credits here for the BSN degree. The nursing program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges; the baccalaureate course is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); the MSN course is up for accreditation by the CCNE during the academic year 2013-14.

Columbia College is affiliated with Columbia St. Mary’s Health Systems, Lake College, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and Mount Mary College.

The campus is located on Port Washington Rd. at Eastlake Towers, barely a few minutes away from downtown Milwaukee. Building facilities include an elevator, free Wi-Fi access, a cybercafé fully equipped with microwave, TV, refrigerators and vending machines, a student kitchenette and an ATM machine. The entire property, including parking lot, has been declared a no-smoking zone.

Undergrad tuition for one year (full-time) is $24,598, and there are several financial aid options that students can apply for.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Columbia College of Nursing offers a bachelor'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).