Regis University-Choice

At Regis University Loretto Heights School of Nursing, all students are taught to think logically, critically, and creatively to formulate a global view of nursing and healthcare. The University has been ranked as one of the best in the country and rightly so.

Nursing students at Loretto Heights School of Nursing, Regis University learn in a dynamic and collaborative environment and practice all the necessary nursing skills required in their career as a nurse in the high-fidelity simulation health center. Here nursing students learn alongside physical therapy, pharmacy, and counseling students and learn to integrate interprofessionalism into practice. Students also gain hands-on experiences in community, institutional, research and other healthcare settings under the guidance of experienced faculty members.

Graduates from Loretto Heights School of Nursing are known for their knowledge, competence, compassion, ethics, leadership abilities, commitment to social justice, and community service.

Undergraduate Programs: In addition to a traditional and accelerated approach to BSN, the Loretto Heights School of Nursing also offers a CHOICE BSN program (Connecting Health Occupations with Innovative Curriculum Experiences). This program allows working students to take night and weekend classes to complete their BSN degree and open doors to a multitude of opportunities. 

There is also an RN to BSN completion degree that is offered online for current RNs. 

Graduate Programs: Students can choose from a plethora of MSN courses at Regis University, including an RN to MSN dual degree program. This program allows students to gain both their undergraduate and master's degree in Nursing: Leadership in Health Care Systems in just three years.

Similarly, the traditional DNP and the Post-BSN to DNP dual degree programs allow nurses to become competent enough to change healthcare policies and nursing as a profession upon completion.

In addition to these programs, the university also offers multiple post-masters and graduate certificates such as FNP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Health Care Education, and others.

The nursing school at Regis University-Choice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA.

Degree types you can earn at Regis University-Choice include Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator 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 Accelerated BSN, APRN Certificate, Bachelor Degree, BSN to DNP, Master Degree, MSN to DNP, Post Master's NP Certificate, RN to BSN and RN to MSN level degrees.

For nursing students in Colorado, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 80.64% and for BSN programs is 88.90%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 35 nursing schools in Colorado, the nursing program at Regis University-Choice ranks #7 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #366. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 87.73%, giving the Regis University-Choice an overall grade of B.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for Regis University-Choice

• Grade: B
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 87.73%
• Colorado State Rank: 7
• National Rank: 366

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