Issue Date: 4/7/08
Palomar college nursing program best in state
Nursing program at Palomar, highest quality in California for past seven years
By Ashley Cain
Once the two-year program has been completed, the students are required to take the licensure exam to become a registered nurse. Students apply for the test in their last semester and usually take the test four to six weeks after completing the program. After passing the exam, the student is an official registered nurse and is qualified to apply for nursing positions anywhere.
The Palomar nursing program and financial aid work together for nursing scholarships.
"Get outside scholarships that we award anywhere from $40,000-$60,000 through the nursing area," Eckhart said.
There are many scholarships offered specifically for nursing students.
The Palomar College Foundation offers scholarships ranging from the $150 Louise Agee Bingham Scholarship to others like the Donna Casey Scholarship worth $1,250, which focuses on aspiring nurses who are single parents or re-entry students.
For more information about scholarships, students can contact the Financial Aid Office.
Working full-time while in the program is very difficult and is not recommended by the faculty. The program is a full-time program with nine units per semester. The students as well as the faculty must dedicate a lot of time and hard work to the program.
The application period for the nursing program runs every year from September 1 to November 1 and again from February 1 to April 1. After the application turn-in period, the applications are randomized and put on the wait list.
"As long as they've got the 2.5 (GPA) on the sciences and the intermediate algebra they can get on the list. At a community college and the way we have it set up we do not restrict who goes on that list; it is very open," Eckhart said.
For more information on the nursing program and the process for entry you can go to, www.palomar.edu/health/nursing.htm, or by calling them at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2580.
The Palomar nursing program and financial aid work together for nursing scholarships.
"Get outside scholarships that we award anywhere from $40,000-$60,000 through the nursing area," Eckhart said.
There are many scholarships offered specifically for nursing students.
The Palomar College Foundation offers scholarships ranging from the $150 Louise Agee Bingham Scholarship to others like the Donna Casey Scholarship worth $1,250, which focuses on aspiring nurses who are single parents or re-entry students.
For more information about scholarships, students can contact the Financial Aid Office.
Working full-time while in the program is very difficult and is not recommended by the faculty. The program is a full-time program with nine units per semester. The students as well as the faculty must dedicate a lot of time and hard work to the program.
The application period for the nursing program runs every year from September 1 to November 1 and again from February 1 to April 1. After the application turn-in period, the applications are randomized and put on the wait list.
"As long as they've got the 2.5 (GPA) on the sciences and the intermediate algebra they can get on the list. At a community college and the way we have it set up we do not restrict who goes on that list; it is very open," Eckhart said.
For more information on the nursing program and the process for entry you can go to, www.palomar.edu/health/nursing.htm, or by calling them at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2580.
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Hartigan Giampaolo
posted 4/20/09 @ 12:15 AM PST
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Yingling Polaski
posted 6/21/09 @ 12:36 PM PST
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