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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Admission Requirement Changes

General Overview

MCCCD health care programs has made changes to their student background check standards.   These changes are necessary for students admitted September 1, 2011 or after because some of MCCCD's largest clinical experience hospital partners have established more stringent background check standards for students that are equivalent to the background check standards the hospitals use when they are hiring their own new employees.  In order for MCCCD students to be able to continue to complete their required clinical experiences at local hospitals and to be eligible for employment after graduation, MCCCD students must meet these new standards.

MCCCD understands that some students who have been waiting to enroll in a program may not be able to attend based on the more stringent requirements that are now in place; however, students who cannot be placed in a clinical setting – and thus are unable to complete their program of study – will have wasted time, effort and educational investment.  In the interest of ensuring that students avoid this predicament as well as ensuring that MCCCD programs comply with the strict standards of all clinical agency partners, MCCCD must take direction from the clinical partners.

Please read all material related to the changes in admission requirements and continued enrollment in the both NURSING and Nurse Assistant Programs.

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Paradise Valley Community College Continues to Offer Nursing Program

Paradise Valley Community College will continue to offer the Associate of Applied Science Nursing degree at its campus, even after the closure of the John C. Lincoln Health Network partnership program in December 2010. Since 2004, Paradise Valley Community College has partnered with John C. Lincoln Health Network to respond to the increased need for nursing professionals in our community. The creation of the partnership was in direct response to a critical nursing shortage affecting both the nation and the Valley of the Sun. The partnership, recognized for community leadership and educational excellence yielded 137 graduates, with an overall average of 91% for the first time pass rate for the state licensing exam, known as NCLEX-RN. The most recent graduating class of this partnership program excelled with a 100% NCLEX-RN first time pass rate. Without a doubt, in the past six years, the PVCC/JCLHN partnership fulfilled its directive to provide qualified, skill nurses for our growing community.

At this time, economic demands and market changes have required both partners to look at the feasibility of a continued partnership. While the partnership provided essential resources that enabled the creation of a nursing program by providing facility space at Cowden Center, building operations and funding for faculty, Paradise Valley Community College will now assume full responsibility to sustain MaricopaNursing at its campus located at 32nd Street and Union Hills.

While the partnership has reached its fulfillment, this will not affect either of the former partners' commitment to meeting the needs of our community. JCLHN will continue to provide the same high quality health care, and Paradise Valley Community College will continue to provide access to students looking to obtain an Associate of Applied Science Nursing degree. Our January 2011 cohort will be the first of many groups of students admitted to the campus based program.

For more information about admission into the program, contact an advisor at 602.787.7060.

 
 

The Maricopa Community College District Nursing Program (MCCDNP) is offered at nine Maricopa CommunityPhoto of nurse in operating room Colleges. A variety of course schedules are offered at selected sites and include full time, accelerated, part-time, and on-line options. Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of in-patient and out-patient settings. Students enrolled in the program rotate through health care facilities within a reasonable driving distance from the colleges. Nursing students work directly with patients, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals and receive hands-on experience in all major specialty areas in community agencies, long-term care facilities, and hospitals.

Completion of the nursing curriculum and general education degree requirements prepares students to take the national licensure exam and apply for licensure as registered nurses. Licensing requirements are the exclusive responsibility of the State Board of Nursing.

MaricopaNursing - Paradise Valley Community College

MaricopaNursing -Paradise Valley Community College PVCC is one of nine Maricopa County Community College District (MCCD) colleges that offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing. Graduates of this nursing program are eligible to take the national licensing examination (NCLEX-RN), through the Arizona Board of Nursing, to become licensed registered nurses.

At this time, there are several program options available at Paradise Valley Community College. We offer the Full-time Traditional Nursing Program for those students who have completed all prerequisite requirements and the Advanced Placement Nursing Program, which provides students who have completed a Practical Nursing Program or the Paramedic to RN Bridge Program the opportunity for "advance placement" into the MCCDNP at Block 3.

 
PVCC-RN-NCLEX PASS RATES -2009
State National Average MaricopaNursing
  Associate Degree Programs  
89.74% 88.6% 96.80%
Source: Arizona State Board of Nursing; National Council for the State Boards of Nursing; MaricopaNursing (as of June, 2009).

Approved by the Arizona Board of Nursing

AZ Board of Nursing: http://www.azbn.gov/documents/education/Nursing%20Programs/Nursing%20Programs%20List.8.09.pdf
Address: AZBN, 4747 North 7th Street - Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phone: (602) 771-7800

 
 


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