Program News

ADN and VN programs re-accredited!

The Associate Degree Nursing program received re-accreditation for 5 years by the Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) in 2003. The BRN will be visiting for re-accreditation again in December, 2007. The Vocational Nursing Program was reaccredited by the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT) in 2004 for 4 years.

Riverside Community College SCHOOL OF NURSING Awarded Federal Grant

RCC was one of 9 Community Colleges nationwide to receive a nursing retention grant from HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration).

The federal award of $1.1 million over 3 years, is funding continued remediation for current as well as new nursing students; allow RCC to continue with enrollment increases, and maintain the flexible LVN to ADN program. The federal grant is highly competitive, and the majority of recipients were BSN programs.

The flexible LVN to ADN program started in 2004 and has graduated 37 new RNs, with 10 more FLEX students in progress. A new grant will allow another 30-40 students to become registered nurses.

Congratulations to everyone at RCC who worked many tireless hours to conceptualize such an innovative program and write an award winning grant!!!

The School of Nursing has been awarded other grants at State levels as well, including a Capacity Building Grant from the California Community College Chancellor's office. This grant funded the opening of an extension campus for the ADN program at March Education Center. The extension campus allowed the ADN program to increase enrollment by approximately 50% in order to better meet the needs of the health care community.

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