Nursing Program

The nursing program at Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Fayette – Eberly Campus 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.

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Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Fayette – Eberly Campus

1 College Place, DuBois, PA

Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Fayette - Eberly Campus provides a variety of educational opportunities for students to guide them in their growth and development. The school is located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and publically funded. The school's small size in terms of enrollment, about 1,000 students, allows students to have a more hands on education due to the number of students per class and easier access to professors and faculty.

Students may pick from a few areas of study, including:

• Nursing
• Mining Technology
• Criminal Justice
• Business Administration
• Commerce

Students applying for admission are usually required to submit an application, transcripts, records, standardized test scores and any requested application essays, which will then be reviewed by the admissions committee. Most students accepted to Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Fayette - Eberly Campus earn an SAT score between 1190 to 1515, or an ACT composite score within the range of 18 to 22. Roughly 90 percent of all students that applied were accepted at this school, with 44 percent of those admitted choosing to attend. More information from the admissions office can be found here.

The cost of tuition is different for in-state and nonresidents. In-state residents pay approximately $14,000 and nonresidents pay $21,000 per year. Students at this school may qualify for aid which is usually grants and loans.

Contact information, admission forms, areas of study, and more may be viewed on school's website at http://www.fe.psu.edu/.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Fayette – Eberly Campus has offered the following program levels for students:

• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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).