Nursing Program

The nursing program at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital – School of Nursing & Allied Health 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 Pennsylvania colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at Memorial Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission for more than 70 years.

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Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital – School of Nursing & Allied Health

Also known as Memorial Medical Center

840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA

Conemaugh School of Nursing in Johnstown, PA, is one of many educational units of the Conemaugh Health System that includes the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital and the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. With over 100 years of experience in educating and training health care professionals, it is one of the premier schools in the State of Pennsylvania offering a two-year nursing program and several other certificate courses.

Conemaugh School of Nursing has been approved since 1918 by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN). Historically, graduates of ACEN-accredited institutions have performed much better than other graduates on advanced-certification and licensure examinations.

The two-year nursing program offers 1000+ hours of clinical practicum, several of which are conducted at the state-of-the-art Medical Skills Learning Center, one of only 58 Level 1 accredited simulation laboratories in the world. Here, they are provided with an environment where they can master clinical procedures and learn new techniques in a safe and risk-free manner.

In addition to providing superior training, the school is also in articulation partnership with several colleges and universities in Pennsylvania offering four-year programs, and students get the benefit of RN-BSN eligibility.

The school also offers other high-demand courses of study, including Radiologic Technology, Medical Technology and Histologic Technology, and the rate of placement is extremely high – often within a few weeks of graduating from course at the school. Tuition and other fees for the course total approximately $25,000.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Memorial Medical Center offers a less than four-year award 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).