1. What is the program's pass rate?

Thanks to the excellent curriculum and highly qualified faculty SCC graduates consistently score above state and national averages on the National Licensing Exam. The pass rate for the past several years has been between 93-95%.

2. Where do we go for Clinical?

Each semester students care for clients in a variety of healthcare agencies no more than 35 minutes from campus. Students are assigned to specific agencies on a rotation schedule. Agencies currently used include: Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital, St. John's Mercy Medical Center , St. Joseph Health Center , St. Joseph Hospital West, St. Lukes, Shriner's Hospital for Children, DePaul Health Center , and Surrey Place .

3. Where can I get a job and how much will I make?

A survey of recent graduates finds that most discover a variety of employment opportunities in nursing. Graduates find jobs in hospitals, long-term care facilities, the military, schools, clinics, and physician's offices. The average salary for 2002-03 RN graduates was $16.54 per hour.

4. Do you have a waitlist?

We do not have a waitlist for the nursing program. We accept eighty students for each fall on a first come first served basis.

5. How much time is required for study?

Due to the intense nature of the nursing curriculum, the faculty strongly encourages students to use the college recommendation of 2 hours of study/preparation for every hour of class. During the first nursing semester, classroom, lab, and clinical courses result in 16 actual contact hours. If 2 study hours for every course hour are spent in preparation, the student needs a total of 48 hours committed to nursing each week.

6. Can I work while going to school?

Each student must decide how much time is available for nursing, employment, and family activities. If 48 hours a week are devoted to nursing, it is very difficult to be employed fulltime and to continue participation in all family/personal activities. Evening nursing classes are available, however, the same number of hours are required for these classes. Most students who do not successfully complete nursing courses have failed to plan for adequate study/preparation time.

7. What is the difference between the 2-year and 3-year nursing plans?

The 2-year plan is accelerated and includes all of the required general education classes while the nursing classes are being taken. The 3-year plan is most often used, and with students completing the general education requirements within the first year it allows them to focus on the nursing requirements the next 2 years.

8. What if I have a disability?

Nursing is a practical discipline with cognitive, sensory, affective, and psychomotor performance requirements. SCC makes every effort to accommodate students with disabilities. Students who need reasonable accommodations to meet these requirements should bring their request to the Office of Accessibility in room 1204 ADM.

9. How do I get my RN license?

Upon completion of the program graduates will be eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN and to apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse in Missouri or other states. Completion of the program does not guarantee licensure. The Board may refuse licensure to applicants who jeopardize the well-being of citizens. The Missouri Nursing Practice Act, available in the Counseling Office or the Nursing Department, outlines what grounds may keep applicants from receiving a license.

10. Can I get a BSN later?

Graduates of SCC's nursing program have opportunities to pursue a Bachelor of Science in nursing at several Universities in the area including Maryville University , University of Missouri -- St. Louis , and Jewish College of Health Careers. Articulation agreements are in place at all three schools.

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