Nursing Program

The nursing program at St Johns 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 Illinois colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at St Johns College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission for more than 29 years.

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St Johns College

Also known as St Johns School of Nursing

500 N Wilcox St, Joliet, IL

St. John’s College is located in Springfield, Illinois, on the campus of St. John’s Hospital. It was founded by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis over 125 years ago, and offers innovated career programs to help prepare students for patient care. Individual attention is given to each student so that they experience an array of clinical experiences from birth to wellness to caring for the dying.

St. John’s College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Its nursing program is also accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). It is approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

St. John’s College seeks to provide excellence of higher learning through baccalaureate education in professional nursing to help shape graduate students who are inquisitive, articulate, creative, and productive members of society.

St. John’s College offers the following programs of study:

• Early Admission of High School Seniors
• General Admission of Pre-licensure Students
• Accelerated Pre-Licensure BSN Students
• RN-BSN Hybrid Distance Education Program (a combination of online curriculum and minimal face to face instruction)

Admission requirements vary based on a student’s chosen program of study. For more information about the admission requirements, students should visit the website admission’s page at SJCS.edu today.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. St Johns College 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).