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North Carolina has a wide range of landscapes and communities. You'll find the same variety in the collection of nursing schools located across the state. You may choose from among some of the most notable state universities and colleges as well as technical and community colleges that have become specialists in shaping entry-level nurses.

Good news if you wish to study and practice in North Carolina — the state has a high demand for well-educated LPNs and RNs. But the biggest struggle remains determining where the demand is greatest, in which specialties the industry must focus and to what educational standards next gen nurses should be held.

Choose From Diverse Nursing Schools and Degrees

The list below reflects the variety of nursing degrees and levels of education available. RNs comprise the largest slice of the licensed nurse pie and the majority of them still enter the nursing ranks in North Carolina via community college Associates degree programs. This 2-year commitment gives you solid practical skills that can quickly get you up and running in an RN's job with solid job security and a great salary.

If you're seeking a BSN, BSN completion, MSN, a post-grad specialty certificate or even a nursing PhD. then you should stick with the 4-year colleges and universities on the list. AND if campus-based is too inconvenient you'll find a few of these schools that have launched very successful online degree programs, specifically designed to meet the demands of working nurses.

Looking for a Nursing Job in NC

Salary and work environment matter deeply. When you don't like where you work it doesn't matter how big your paycheck may be. So when it comes time to land your RN job shop carefully and make sure you hold yourself to career goals. Remember, nursing offers some of the best career mobility going. You have countless opportunities to move laterally or vertically and boosting your education ever higher is no problem with dozens of accredited and respectable online nursing programs to choose from.

Let's compare a few variables in salary across the NC nursing market:

Average salary range for a staff RN in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area falls between $51,000 and $61,000, about the same as that for an RN in Asheville. Compare this though to an RN in Charlotte: $55,000 to $66,000 (1) — a bit higher. Very rural areas are only a couple thousand dollars lower than the Raleigh area. This may be because the state has well over 100 hospitals of all shapes and sizes. Hospitals remain the leading employer for professional nurses and usually offer top salaries in the region.

Charlotte, North Carolina.

Largest employers include University of North Carolina Hospital at Chapel-Hill, Duke University Hospital, Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, Mission Hospital in Asheville and Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.(2)

For information on state nursing licensure, visit the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

North Carolina Nursing Schools Offering Some Online Study Options

Duke University
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

North Carolina Central University
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of North Carolina
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

University of Phoenix
CCNE Accredited

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

Campus-based Nursing Schools in North Carolina

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College — Asheville
Department of Nursing

Barton College — Wilson
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences — Concord
Louise Harkey School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

Cape Fear Community College — Wilmington
NLNAC Accredited

Carolinas College of Health Sciences
School of Nursing — Charlotte
NLNAC Accredited

Carolinas Health Care System — Charlotte
Mercy School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Catawba Valley Community College — Hickory
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Central Piedmont Community College — Charlotte
Department of Nursing and Human Services

Coastal Carolina Community College — Jacksonville
Department of Nursing and Allied Health

College of the Albemarle — Elizabeth City
Department of Allied Health and Wellness
NLNAC Accredited

Davidson County Community College — Lexington
Division of Health Technology
NLNAC Accredited

Duke University — Durham
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Durham Regional Hospital — Durham
Watts School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

East Carolina University — Greenville
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Fayetteville State University — Fayetteville
Nursing Department
CCNE Accredited

Fayetteville Technical Community College — Fayetteville
Nursing Department
NLNAC Accredited

Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Johnston Community College — Smithville
Department of Nursing

Lees-McRae College — Banner Elk
CCNE Accredited

Lenoir-Rhyne College — Hickory
Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Mitchell Community College — Statesville
NLNAC Accredited

North Carolina A&T State University — Greensboro
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

North Carolina Central University — Durham
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Queens University — Charlotte
Presbyterian School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Randolph Community College — Asheboro
Health Occupations Department
NLNAC Accredited

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College — Salisbury
Nursing Education
NLNAC Accredited

Southeastern North Carolina Nursing Consortium — Pembroke
Nursing Department

University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
School of Public Health Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of North Carolina — Greensboro
School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

University of North Carolina — Pembroke
Nursing Department
CCNE Accredited

University of North Carolina — Wilmington
School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

University of North Carolina — Charlotte
College of Nursing and Health Professions
CCNE Accredited

Western Carolina University — Cullowhee
College of Applied Sciences, Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Western Piedmont Community College — Morganton
NLNAC Accredited

Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem
Division of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

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School	Location	Contact Information	BSN	MSN	DSN	Certs
Appalachian State University	Department of Nursing 730 River Street, 318B Edwin Duncal Hall, PO Box 32151 Boone, NC 28608-2151	Chief Nurse Administrator: Kathleen M. Rayman, PhD Title: Department Chairperson E-Mail: raymankm@appstate.edu Phone: 828-262-7460 Fax: 828-262-8066	BSN
Barton College	School of Nursing 704-A College Street, PO Box 5000 Wilson, NC 27893-7000	Chief Nurse Administrator: Sharon I. Sarvey, PhD, RN Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: sisarvey@barton.edu Phone: 252-399-6401 Fax: 252-399-6416	BSN
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Louise Harkey School of Nursing 401 Medical Park Drive Concord, NC 28025	Chief Nurse Administrator: Colleen Burgess, EdD, RN, APRN, CNS, PMHCNS-BC Title: Chair E-Mail: colleen.burgess@cabarruscollege.edu Phone: 704-403-3502 Fax: 704-403-2077	BSN
Duke University	School of Nursing 307 Trent Drive, Box 3322 DUMC Durham, NC 27710-3322	Chief Nurse Administrator: Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: marion.broome@duke.edu Phone: 919-684-9444 Fax: 919-684-9414	BSN	MSN	DNP
East Carolina University	College of Nursing 4205L Health Sciences Building, Mailstop 162 Greenville, NC 27858-4353	Chief Nurse Administrator: Sylvia T. Brown, EdD, RN, CNE Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: brownsy@ecu.edu Phone: 252-744-6372 Fax: 252-744-6388	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
Fayetteville State University	Department of Nursing 1200 Murchison Road, H.L. Cook Building, Room 220 Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298	Chief Nurse Administrator: Afua O. Arhin, PhD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: aarhin@uncfsu.edu Phone: 910-672-1924 Fax: 910-672-1077	BSN
Lees-McRae College	375 College Drive, PO Box 128 Banner Elk, NC 28604-0128	Chief Nurse Administrator: Laura J. Fero, PhD, RN Title: Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences E-Mail: ferol@lmc.edu Phone: 828-898-8769 Fax: 828-898-8814	BSN
Lenoir-Rhyne University	School of Nursing 625 7th Avenue, NE Hickory, NC 28601	Chief Nurse Administrator: Kerry C. Thompson, PhD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: thompsonk@lr.edu Phone: 828-328-7282 Fax: 828-328-7284	BSN	MSN
Methodist University	Department of Nursing 5400 Ramsey Street, N-128 Fayetteville, NC 28311-1498	Chief Nurse Administrator: Larry W. Goins, EdD, RN, NE-BC. GCNS-BC, ACNS-BC Title: Professor and Chair; Director of Professional Nursing Studies E-Mail: lgoins@methodist.edu Phone: 910-630-7063 Fax: 910-630-7006	BSN
Pfeiffer University	Department of Nursing 215 Harris Building, PO Box 960 Misenheimer, NC 28109-0960	Chief Nurse Administrator: Diane Y. Daniels, PhD, RN, CNE Title: Chair and Associate Professor E-Mail: dianne.daniels@pfeiffer.edu Phone: 704-463-3427 Fax: 704-463-1363	BSN
Queens University of Charlotte	Presbyterian School of Nursing 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte, NC 28274	Chief Nurse Administrator: Tama Morris, PhD, RN CNE Title: Dean E-Mail: morrist@queens.edu Phone: 704-337-2363 Fax: 704-337-2543	BSN	MSN
UNC Charlotte/WCU Dual DNP Program	9201 University Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28223	Chief Nurse Administrator: Dee M. Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Director E-Mail: dbaldwi5@uncc.edu Phone: 704-687-7952 Fax: 704-687-6017			DNP
University of Mount Olive	Department of Nursing 634 Henderson Street Mount Olive, NC 28365	Chief Nurse Administrator: Joy A. Kieffer, PhD, RN, CCTN Title: Chair E-Mail: jkieffer@umo.edu Phone: 919-299-4930 Fax: 919-658-7898	BSN
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	School of Nursing 107 Carrington Hall, CB#7460 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460	Chief Nurse Administrator: Donna S. Havens, PhD, RN Title: Interim Dean E-Mail: dhavens@unc.edu Phone: 919-966-3731 Fax: 919-966-1280	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The	School of Nursing 9201 University City Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28223-0001	Chief Nurse Administrator: Dee M. Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Director E-Mail: dbaldwi5@uncc.edu Phone: 704-687-7952 Fax: 704-687-6017	BSN	MSN
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The	9201 University City Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28223-0001	Chief Nurse Administrator: Dee M. Baldwin, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Director E-Mail: dbaldwi5@uncc.edu Phone: 704-687-7952 Fax: 704-687-6017
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	School of Nursing McIver Street, Moore Building, PO Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170	Chief Nurse Administrator: Robin E. Remsburg, PhD, RN, FNGNA, FHSA, FAAN Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: reremsbu@uncg.edu Phone: 336-334-5016 Fax: 336-334-3628	BSN	MSN
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Department of Nursing One University Drive, PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372-1510	Chief Nurse Administrator: Barbara B. Synowiez, PhD, RN Title: Chair and BSN Coordinator E-Mail: barbara.synowiez@uncp.edu Phone: 910-521-6805 Fax: 910-521-6178	BSN	MSN
University of North Carolina at Wilmington	School of Nursing 601 South College Road, McNeill Hall 1011 Wilmington, NC 28403-5959	Chief Nurse Administrator: Laurie A. Badzek, LLM, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN Title: Director E-Mail: badzekl@uncw.edu Phone: 910-962-7410 Fax: 910-962-3723	BSN	MSN
Western Carolina University - Cullowhee	School of Nursing 4121 Little Savannah Rd., Suite 336A Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646	Chief Nurse Administrator: Judy L. Neubrander, EdD, FNP-BC, CNE Title: Director E-Mail: Jneubrander@wcu.edu Phone: 828-227-7467	BSN	MSN
Western Carolina University - Cullowhee	4121 Little Savannah Rd., Suite 336A Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646	Chief Nurse Administrator: Judy L. Neubrander, EdD, FNP-BC, CNE Title: Director E-Mail: Jneubrander@wcu.edu Phone: 704-687-7952 Fax: 704-687-6017
Winston-Salem State University	Division of Nursing 601 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Campus Box 19523, 241 F.L. Atkins Winston-Salem, NC 27110	Chief Nurse Administrator: Lenora Campbell, DNS, RN Title: Professor and Associate Dean E-Mail: campbellr@wssu.edu Phone: 336-750-2577 Fax: 336-750-2599	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN

Find Out Where to Earn Your RN Degree in North Carolina

Get Invested in a Rewarding Career

Choose From Diverse Nursing Schools and Degrees

Looking for a Nursing Job in NC

North Carolina Nursing Schools Offering Some Online Study Options

Campus-based Nursing Schools in North Carolina

Get Your Free Information on Nursing & Healthcare Programs

Find Your Healthcare Degree Fast

Featured Nursing Schools

Popular Nurse Degrees

Program Level

Nursing Programs

Financial Aid

Features