Aims Community College offers an associate's of applied science degree (AAS) for both practical and registered nursing. After completing the prerequisites, taking the Test for Essential Academic Skills entrance exam and submitting immunization records, students enter the two year program. Once students complete the first two semesters and a transition course, they have the option to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam-Practical Nurse to obtain practical nursing certification. This option allows continuing students to work as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) during the remainder of the program, which helps offset tuition costs and gives students hands-on patient care experience. Students matriculate only in the fall.
Aims Community College
5401 W 20th Ave
Greeley, CO 80634
970-330-8008
aims.edu
Front Range Community College offers an AAS degree in nursing at three locations across Colorado: Boulder County, Larimer and Westminster. The three campuses have the same requirements that applicants must complete before being placed on the nursing program waitlist, which include completion of prerequisites with a 2.5 or higher grade point average and a fingerprint record used for a background check. The Larimer campus also has a bridge program for current LPNs wanting to obtain an associate's nursing degree.
Front Range Community College-Main
3645 W 112th Ave
Westminster, CO 80031
303-404-5000
frontrange.edu
Colorado State University at Pueblo confers a bachelor's of science in nursing degree (BSN) through many tracks. It offers the traditional four-year option for new undergraduate students, traditional and accelerated bridge options for registered nurses with associate's degrees, and bridge options for LPNs and certified paramedics. The school also has an accelerated BSN programs for students who have non-nursing bachelor's degrees. Traditional four-year BSN and LPN/paramedic-to-BSN students matriculate in the spring; non-nursing bachelor-prepared and accelerated paramedic-to-BSN students matriculate in the summer; and associate's-prepared registered nurses can choose to matriculate during any semester, depending on full-time, part-time and accelerated track options.
Colorado State University at Pueblo
2200 Bonforte Blvd
Pueblo, CO 81008-4901
719-549-2100
colostate-pueblo.edu