É NURSING PROGRAM OPTIONS

Yakima Valley Community College offers a six-quarter program (two academic years) that leads to an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). Most students complete a year of pre/co-requisite and supporting courses prior to entry. Nursing courses proceed consecutively with objectives for each course accomplished before the student proceeds to the next course. The ADN program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Graduates of this ADN program are eligible to take the licensure examination for Registered Nursing.

Students who successfully complete the first four quarters of the nursing program are eligible to take the licensing exam for practical nursing . The practical nursing option is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.

The six-quarter program is offered fall, winter, and spring on the YVCC Yakima campus. Students are admitted fall, winter and spring quarters, subject to a sufficient number of qualified applicants. The first three theory courses may also be offered sequentially in Grandview via interactive television (ITV), with students who begin in Grandview transferring to Yakima to complete the program. The Grandview program begins only once a year and is subject to the availability of instructors, state funding, and a sufficient number of student applications. (Satellite instruction is subject to change without advance notice.)