2022 William Carey University Nursing Programs

William Carey University is a private, Christian school that offers three tracks towards earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). They have a pre-licensure BSN program, LPN Advanced Placement program, and an RN to BSN program. On the graduate level, WCU offers an MSN, an MSN and MBA dual program, and a Doctor of Philosophy, which concentrates on Nursing Education and Administration.

William Carey operates on a trimester system, meaning that there are fall, winter, spring, and summer trimesters, each being 10 weeks long. WCU's BSN program takes six trimesters to complete, and students can enroll in the fall and in the spring.

The LPN Advanced Placement program is an opportunity for LPNs to strengthen their educational and career advancement. The program is part time, allowing working nurses to incorporate further education into their schedule. The part time program takes ten trimesters, or thirty months to complete. Students can enroll in the fall only. The RN-BSN program is an online program to meet the needs of working RNs and takes twelve months to complete. Students may enroll in the fall and in the spring.

The nursing school at William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Its nursing programs are accredited by CCNE.

Degree types you can earn at William Carey University include Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus and online formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Bachelor Degree, Doctor of Nursing, Master Degree and RN to BSN level degrees.

For nursing students in Mississippi, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 93.84% and for BSN programs is 95.76%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 85.48% and for BSN programs is 87.22%.

Out of 22 nursing schools in Mississippi, the nursing program at William Carey University ranks #5 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #44. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 97.60%, giving the William Carey University an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for William Carey University

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 97.60%
• Mississippi State Rank: 5
• National Rank: 44

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