Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College is located in the town of Cloquet. The college is affiliated with the Fond du Lac Reservation and opened in 1987. It received state full-accreditation in 1999. The college's nursing program involves three phases, the first of which consists of pre-professional scientific and mathematics courses to prepare for work in the field, while the second phase is a one-year licensed practical nursing certificate program. At the conclusion of the second phase, students can continue studying for one more year to receive an associate degree, which is sufficient for registered nurse licensure.
Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College
2101 14th St.
Cloquet, MN 55720
800-657-3712
fdltcc.edu
Rasmussen College is a network of private schools in the Midwest. The Minnesota Board of Nursing granted accreditation to the school's licensed practical nursing program offered in Brooklyn Park, Mankato, Eagan, Moorehead and St. Cloud. The program requires approximately two years of full-time study to complete. In addition to participating in clinical rotations and taking science and mathematics courses, students take classes in psychology, communications, sociology and nutrition. Career services assistance available to students includes such as help as resume-writing and interview preparation.
Rasmussen College
8301 93rd Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
763-493-4500
rasmussen.edu
A public community-based, St. Cloud Technical College has approximately 5,400 students at its urban campus setting. The college offers both a certificate in practical nursing and a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in the field. The school's registered nursing program requires one year to complete and grants an associate degree in the field. To enroll the program, students must already hold a practical nursing license in the state of Minnesota. Nurses admitted to the program complete clinical rotations in surgery, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology. Child care is provided on-campus for students. Tutoring, academic advising and career counseling services are available for all students.
St. Cloud Technical College
1540 Northway Drive
St Cloud, MN 56303
320-308-5000
sctc.edu
The Roman Catholic Church founded the private College of St. Scholastica in 1912 in Duluth. The school has fewer than 2,800 undergraduate students and offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nursing. It also offers an entirely-online program for registered nurses with an associates degree to earn a full bachelor's. Undergraduate students in the traditional bachelor's nursing program take classes in religious studies, developmental psychology and statistics in addition to participating in clinical rotations and completing scientific and nursing-related coursework.
College of St. Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811
218-723-6046
css.edu