Kentucky Colleges and Universities that Deliver Nursing Degrees

Find Campus-based and Online Schools that Offer the Education You Need

Right now demand for nurses is high and growing higher. But how does that affect the nursing industry and specifically, nursing education, in Kentucky?

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Learn the trends in nursing at work in Kentucky. Kentucky has made efforts over the last decade to evaluate its educational model for nursing students. You can be confident that modifications made to curriculums deliver competencies critical to the jobs available. AND degrees and programs work collaboratively to build on each other, versus duplicating content.

Fast-Track Nursing Degrees that Get you into a Job Quickly

What do you need to get into a good job in nursing?

Choose from FIVE types of nursing programs: Depending upon what type of school you choose to attend you have 5 completely different nursing programs being offered at the state schools: practical nurse (LPN), associates degree (2-year), Bachelors degree (4 year), Masters degree (additional 2+ years), and PhD.

Of these the first two are quick routes to a nurses job.

Practical nurse programs are growing in number, a logical industry response to job vacancies and a feeling of staffing immediacy. Follow a practical nursing curriculum and you can have a license and be on the job in months. This plan also works in the long-term because you have the flexibility to build on your LPN after the fact. Earn on the job experience THEN return to school for your Associates degree or your Bachelors.

Think a practical nurse program would be a great fit? Start looking at the community and technical college sites, first.

The Associates degree in nursing is possibly one of the most popular avenues into nursing. You can have a solid practical education in the business AND be prepped to take the RN licensure exam-the industry standard. Plus, you can always go back and earn your BSN, or your MSN. Most community colleges in Kentucky offer this track.

Working Nurses in Kentucky: How to Fuel a Powerful Career Boost

If you already are working as an RN here are a couple of strategies for leveraging the career mobility that's built into nursing:

  • Grab an in-demand advanced degree: the biggest demand in nursing right now for experienced RNs are in the fields of education and administration. You'll find a lot of Masters level nursing degrees in both.
  • Go for ultimate salary gusto: a couple of really hot advanced nursing programs are attractive for pro RNs looking to maximize experience and salary. Legal nursing gets you completely outside the walls of a hospital in many cases and you essentially become like a consultant to lawyers and to hospitals. Nursing anesthesia offers unrivalled earning potential for RNs BUT you can't study to be a nurse anesthetist online — these programs are very demanding, much more limited in number, and competitive just to get into.

    • Look Ahead to Job and Salary in Kentucky

    Get in on one of the fastest growing industries in the nation. Kentucky has over 75 hospitals.(1) Every single one has vacant nursing jobs. Even though hospitals employ the largest number of RNs doesn't mean you should overlook the other work environments in which nurses work: nursing homes, long term care facilities, private practice, and schools and businesses among others.

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    Average salary for a staff RN in Louisville is between $53,000 and $64,000.(2)

    If you can get a nursing degree then you're a shoe-in for a steady, well-paying job. Doesn't matter how "down" the economy turns; nursing is rock solid.

    Visit the Kentucky Board of Nursing for more information on nursing within the state and for all licensure questions.

    Kentucky Nursing Schools Offering Online Degree Options

    University of Louisville
    Health Science Center School of Nursing
    CCNE Accredited

    University of Phoenix
    CCNE Accredited

    Search our big list of online schools for many more distance nursing education opportunities.

    Campus-based Nursing Schools in Kentucky

    Ashland Community College — Ashland
    Division of Biological Sciences and Related Tech
    NLNAC Accredited

    Bellarmine University — Louisville
    Lansing School of Nursing and Allied Health
    CCNE Accredited

    Berea College — Berea
    Department of Nursing
    CCNE Accredited

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College — Lexington
    Nursing Division
    NLNAC Accredited

    Eastern Kentucky University — Richmond
    College of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
    CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

    Elizabethtown Community College — Elizabethtown
    NLNAC Accredited

    Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing — Hyden
    NLNAC Accredited

    Galen Health Institutes — Louisville

    Henderson Community College — Henderson
    NLNAC Accredited

    Hopkinsville Community College — Hopkinsville
    NLNAC Accredited

    Indiana Wesleyan University — Louisville
    College of Adult and Professional Studies
    CCNE Accredited

    Jefferson Community College — Louisville
    NLNAC Accredited

    Kentucky Christian University — Grayson
    School of Nursing
    CCNE Accredited

    Kentucky State University — Frankfort
    School of Nursing
    NLNAC Accredited

    Madisonville Community College — Madisonville
    NLNAC Accredited

    McKendree College — Louisville
    NLNAC Accredited

    Midway College — Midway
    NLNAC Accredited

    Morehead State University — Morehead
    Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
    CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

    Murray State University — Murray
    Department of Nursing
    CCNE Accredited

    Northern Kentucky University — Highland Heights
    NLNAC Accredited

    Pikeville College — Pikeville
    Division of Nursing

    Somerset Community College — Somerset
    NLNAC Accredited

    Southeast Community College — Cumberland
    NLNAC Accredited

    Spalding University — Louisville
    School of Nursing and Health Science
    CCNE Accredited

    Spencerian College — Louisville
    School of Practical Nursing

    Sullivan University — Lexington

    Thomas More College — Crestview Hills
    Department of Nursing
    NLNAC Accredited

    University of Kentucky — Lexington
    College of Nursing
    CCNE Accredited

    University of Louisville — Louisville
    Health Science Center School of Nursing
    CCNE Accredited

    University of Phoenix — Louisville
    CCNE Accredited

    West Kentucky Community and Technical College — Paducah
    Division of Nursing
    NLNAC Accredited

    Western Kentucky University
    Department of Nursing
    CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

    1 American Hospital Directory
    2 Salary.com

     

     

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