Longwood University

At Longwood University College of Education, Health, and Human Services, nursing students learn to become competent healthcare professionals in a caring, beautiful, challenging, and surprising environment. 

The curriculum here is grounded in student community service and citizen leadership, which helps students to be actively involved in the community via service learning. The students also get the chance to practice their patient and professional advocacy skills with local, state, and national nursing events and organizations. The learning experience here is a blend of academics, laboratory, and clinical work. The simulation takes place in a high-fidelity simulation lab which is designed to provide students the opportunity to practice skills and solve problems in a simulated healthcare environment. 

Nursing students at this highly-affordable institution learn to advocate and coordinate care for patients, help patients navigate through a complicated healthcare system, and use their knowledge and skills to improve the community's health.

Undergraduate Programs: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree program allows students to become influential members of a healthcare team who can demonstrate excellent patient care, communication, advocacy, and can coordinate care. 

Similarly, the RN to BSN program is a flexible online course designed for working RNs who want to complete their BSN degree. The seven-week blocked courses are available in both full-time (four courses = 1 semester) or part-time (two courses = 1 semester) options. In addition to that, the instructors are always available via email or other mediums to guide the students and answer questions.

The nursing school at Longwood University is a public institution located in Farmville, Virginia. Its nursing programs are accredited by CCNE.

Degree types you can earn at Longwood 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 Virginia, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 75.87% and for BSN programs is 89.83%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 63 nursing schools in Virginia, the nursing program at Longwood University ranks #2 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #63. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 97.23%, giving the Longwood University an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for Longwood University

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 97.23%
• Virginia State Rank: 2
• National Rank: 63

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