Arkansas State University – Jonesboro

The College of Nursing and Health Professions in Arkansas State University is dedicated to providing quality education to students, graduates, and healthcare providers in a variety of health disciplines, including nursing. The college has collaborated with the community and other organizations to ensure that the students excel in education, research and service.

The college provides the students with the option to enroll in day, night, or weekend classes so that their schedule doesn't come in the way of education. The university is diverse and has small class sizes that allow for individualized instruction and mentoring. Ranking as one of the state's best nursing colleges, the College of Nursing and Health Professionals provides a wide range of program pathways so that every student, hailing from all kinds of backgrounds, can find something to advance their career as a nurse and quality healthcare provider.

Undergraduate Programs: The undergraduate nursing programs at Arkansas State University include the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, which prepares graduates to provide and manage direct care to individuals seeking healthcare. The AASN degree is offered via three pathways that are the traditional AASN that prepares students to become RNs, the LPN-AASN, and LPN-AASN online degree that allows students to maintain a full-time job while simultaneously preparing to become RNs.

In addition, the college also has a BSN program that is offered as a traditional BSN for students with no prior nursing experience, a 2nd Bachelor's Degree Accelerated pathway for those who already have a bachelor's degree, and an RN to BSN option for those RN who are seeking their bachelor's degree.

Graduate Programs: Arkansas State University has an MSN program to provide nurses with the complex practice skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to become advanced practitioners and leaders. There are multiple concentrations available, including FNP, Nurse Administrator, Nurse Educator, and so on.

An online DNP program is also available for nurses seeking a terminal degree in Nurse Anesthesia practice.

The nursing school at Arkansas State University - Jonesboro is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN and CCNE.

Degree types you can earn at Arkansas State University - Jonesboro include Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetist and Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus, hybrid and online formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, Doctor of Nursing, Master Degree and Post Master's NP Certificate level degrees.

For nursing students in Arkansas, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 81.65% and for BSN programs is 88.94%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 31 nursing schools in Arkansas, the nursing program at Arkansas State University - Jonesboro ranks #4 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #182. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 93.33%, giving the Arkansas State University - Jonesboro an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 93.33%
• Arkansas State Rank: 4
• National Rank: 182

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