Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University offers a learning-centered education that meets the requirements of both the students and employers. The courses combine classroom and experiential learning, emphasizing caring, critical thinking, patient safety, ethical decision-making, communication, civic responsibility, and professional excellence. 

The University offers small class sizes, career-focused learning, and hands-on experience that enable the students to become competent nurses in every form. Students learn to provide quality professional nursing care based on a synthesis of theoretical and empirical knowledge from nursing, physical and social sciences, arts and humanities, and life experiences. Students are offered hands-on experiences with state-of-the-art healthcare equipment, one-on-one instructional experiences, and varied hands-on clinical practicum opportunities that provide them with the necessary skills to practice as quality care providers. 

Undergraduate Programs: The Pre-Licensure Nursing program is designed to empower students to get their nursing licenses and work as nurse generalists in all kinds of healthcare facilities.

For health professionals such as LPNs and Paramedics, the HP to BSN program allows them to obtain their BSN degree and get their RN license.

Similarly, there is an online RN to BSN course designed for working RNs who don’t have their BSN degree. This course allows them to balance their work and education without having to compromise on either.

The nursing school at Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. Its nursing programs are accredited by CCNE.

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

For nursing students in Utah, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 92.65% and for BSN programs is 81.32%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 20 nursing schools in Utah, the nursing program at Southern Utah University ranks #2 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #106. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 95.49%, giving the Southern Utah University an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for Southern Utah University

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 95.49%
• Utah State Rank: 2
• National Rank: 106

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