Generic Applicants

Northeast Community College has both a practical and associate degree nursing program. In addition to regular admission and application procedures, applicants for the nursing program are considered for admission based on a selective admission process. The selective admission process is as follows:

1. Complete the program application.

2. Provide high school transcripts if graduation is within five years

3. Provide all college transcripts

4. Meet with a program faculty member for a program advisement interview.

5. Complete the program admission test.

6. Obtain a 2.7 grade point average (GPA) in at least three science courses.

7. Provide three letters of reference.

8. Complete the formal faculty interview process for admission consideration, after receiving program admission test results.

9. The most qualified applicants are selected based on admission test score, GPA requirements, letters of reference, and formal interview process.

The basic nurse aide course must be successfully completed by all applicants prior to starting the associate degree nursing program (LPNs are exempt from this requirement).

LPN Applicants to Associate Degree Nursing Program

1. Provide evidence of a current Nebraska practical nursing license.

2. Complete the program application.

3. Provide high school transcripts if graduation is within five years

4. Provide all college transcripts

5. Meet with a program faculty member for a program advisement interview.

6. Complete the program admission test.

7. Obtain a 2.7 grade point average (GPA) in at least three science courses.

8. Provide three letters of reference.

9. Complete the formal faculty interview process for admission consideration, after receiving program admission test results.

10. The most qualified applicants are selected based on admission test score, GPA requirements, letters of reference, and formal interview process.

Nursing Program Graduation Requirements

1. The student has completed all the requirements of Northeast Community College and the practical or associate degree nursing program with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 for all courses in the program of study.

2. The student is recommended for graduation by the faculty upon completion of the program.

3. The student has all financial obligations to the college paid and all library and college materials returned.

4. The student is eligible to take the NCLEX-PN or NCLEX-RN exam upon satisfactorily completing these graduation requirements. The practical and associate degree nursing program must meet all the requirements of the Nebraska State Board of Nursing. Graduates of this program must meet the eligibility requirements for licensure set forth by the Nebraska State Board of Nursing. Applicants for this program should contact the nursing program at Northeast Community College , P.O. Box 469 , Norfolk , NE 68702-0469 , for more information.