Educational Programs for RNs and LPNs in Tennessee

Consider All Your Options in Schools and Jobs

The nationwide nursing crisis has not left Tennessee healthcare unscathed. On the contrary, you're in luck if nursing is your intended career. RNs and LPNs are in extreme demand in every area of healthcare, in direct patient care AND in non-patient care areas, which you may overlook.

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Tips to Find the Nursing Degrees that Fit Your Goals

Faced with an A-Z list of Tennessee nursing schools, how do you know where to start to narrow down your search?

Establish an education and career goal: do you want to earn your LPN license or your RN?

If you're on track to an LPN job then narrow your search for schools to technical and vocational. They offer practical nurse programs that prep you for the licensure and for very basic patient care jobs.
If you have your heart set on being an RN-and most prospective nursing students do-then decide which level of education you're willing to tackle up front: your 2-year Associates in nursing degree or the 4-year BSN. Community colleges in the state specialize in the Associates. Four-year colleges and universities offer the BSN and related formats.

Professional nurses: if you are shopping for educational opportunities designed to kick-start your career from a zombie state then stick to the 4-year colleges and universities. These institutions all offer the BSN, MSN, post-grad specialties, advanced practice nursing degrees and PhDs for nurses. If you are really backed into a corner with work and family schedules then seriously consider an online degree. Most are accredited and quite a few even offered by some of the same brick and mortar schools you see on the list.

Job Finding for TN Nurses

When you think RN job you most likely think "hospital." And you have 122 to choose from in Tennessee.* Hospitals remain the number one employers for RNs in the country. BUT they are not the only jobs available or needing nurses, not by a long-shot. Larger hospitals are clustered in metro areas and secondary cities, but in a state like Tennessee where there are big swaths of rural territory, hospitals are much smaller and limited in number. Here is where you'll find direct patient care jobs in long term and assisted care facilities, corrections, public schools and large businesses, outpatient medical clinics and doctors' offices. Don't miss out on some very well-paying non-patient care nursing jobs: insurance agencies, legal nurses, case managers and nurses in pharmaceutical sales.

Experienced nurses that earn an advanced practice nursing degree have very attractive opportunities in more remote locales. Nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives jobs are among some of the more challenging, well-paying, rewarding, and engaging. These nursing jobs are very well-suited to mid-career RNs at risk for burn-out or vacating jobs.

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For information on state licensure requirements, visit the Tennessee Board of Nursing.

Tennessee Nursing Schools Offering Some Online Degree Options

East Tennessee State University — Johnson City
College of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Middle Tennessee State University — Murfreesboro
School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

Tennessee Board of Regents
Online Degree Program
NLNAC Accredited

Tennessee Technological University — Cookeville
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

University of Phoenix
CCNE Accredited

University of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis
CCNE Accredited

Vanderbilt University
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

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

Campus-based Nursing Schools Located in Tennessee

Aquinas College — Nashville
Nursing Unit
NLNAC Accredited

Austin Peay State University — Clarksville
NLNAC Accredited

Baptist College of Health Sciences — Memphis
CCNE Accredited

Belmont University — Nashville
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Carson Newman College — Jefferson City
CCNE Accredited

Chattanooga State Technical Community College — Chattanooga
Nursing Program
NLNAC Accredited

Cleveland State Community College — Cleveland
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Columbia State Community College — Columbia
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Cumberland University — Lebanon
Jeanette Rudy School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Dyersburg State Community College — Dyersburg
Division of Nursing and Allied Health
NLNAC Accredited

East Tennessee State University — Johnson City
College of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Jackson State Community College — Jackson
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

King College — Bristol
CCNE Accredited

Lincoln Memorial University — Harrogate
NLNAC Accredited

Martin Methodist College — Pulaski
CCNE Accredited

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia — Madison
COA Accredited

Middle Tennessee State University — Murfreesboro
School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

Milligan College — Milligan
CCNE Accredited

Motlow State Community College — Lynchburg
Nursing Education and Allied Health
NLNAC Accredited

Roane State Community College — Harriman
Nursing Division
NLNAC Accredited

South College — Knoxville
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Southern Adventist University — Collegedale
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Southwest Tennessee Community College — Memphis
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Tennessee State University — Nashville
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Tennessee Technological University — Cookeville
School of Nursing
CCNE Accredited

Tennessee Wesleyan College - Knoxville
CCNE Accredited

Trevecca Nazarene University — Nashville
CCNE Accredited

Union University — Jackson
CCNE Accredited

University of Memphis — Memphis
Loewenberg School of Nursing
CCNE, NLNAC Accredited

University of Tennessee — Chattanooga
CCNE Accredited

University of Tennessee — Knoxville
CCNE Accredited

University of Tennessee — Martin
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

University of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis
CCNE Accredited

Vanderbilt University — Nashville
School of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

Walters State Community College — Morristown
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

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School	Location	Contact Information	BSN	MSN	DSN	Certs
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences	Division of Nursing 1003 Monroe Avenue Memphis, TN 38104	Chief Nurse Administrator: Anne M. Plumb, DNSc, RN, CNE Title: Dean E-Mail: anne.plumb@bchs.edu Phone: 901-572-2842 Fax: 901-572-2664	BSN
Belmont University	School of Nursing 1900 Belmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37212-3757	Chief Nurse Administrator: Martha Buckner, PhD, CNS Title: Associate Dean & Executive Director E-Mail: martha.buckner@belmont.edu Phone: 615-460-6119 Fax: 615-460-6125		MSN	DNP
Belmont University	Partners In Nursing 1900 Belmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37212-3757	Chief Nurse Administrator: Martha Buckner, PhD, CNS Title: Associate Dean & Executive Director E-Mail: martha.buckner@belmont.edu Phone: 615-460-6119 Fax: 615-460-6125
Belmont University/Trevecca Nazarene University Consortium	Partners In Nursing 1900 Belmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37212-3757	Chief Nurse Administrator: Martha Buckner, PhD, CNS Title: Associate Dean & Executive Director E-Mail: martha.buckner@belmont.edu Phone: 615-460-6119 Fax: 615-460-6125	BSN
Bethel University-Tennessee	Department of Nursing 325 Cherry Avenue, PO Box 3328 McKenzie, TN 38201	Chief Nurse Administrator: Mary Bess Griffith, MSN, FNP Title: Director E-Mail: griffithmb@bethelu.edu Phone: 731-352-6472 Fax: 731-352-4589	BSN
Carson-Newman University	Department of Nursing 1646 Russell Avenue, C-N Box 71883 Jefferson City, TN 37760	Chief Nurse Administrator: Angela F. Wood, PhD, RNC, NNP-BC Title: Chair E-Mail: awood@cn.edu Phone: 865-471-3442 Fax: 865-471-4574	BSN	MSN
Christian Brothers University	RN to BSN Nursing Program 650 East Parkway South, Box 89 Memphis, TN 38104	Chief Nurse Administrator: Sue Lehman-Trzynka, PhD, RN Title: Director E-Mail: etrzynka@cbu.edu Phone: 901-321-3465	BSN
Cumberland University	Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing One Cumberland Square, McFarland Campus Lebanon, TN 37087-3554	Chief Nurse Administrator: Carole Ann Bach, PhD, RN, CRRN Title: Dean E-Mail: cbach@cumberland.edu Phone: 615-547-1200 Fax: 615-449-1368	BSN
East Tennessee State University	College of Nursing 807 University Parkway, Campus Box 70617 Johnson City, TN 37614-1709	Chief Nurse Administrator: Wendy M. Nehring, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAIDD Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: nehringw@etsu.edu Phone: 423-439-7051 Fax: 423-439-4543	BSN	MSN	DNP
Freed-Hardeman University	Department of Nursing 158 East Main Street Henderson, TN 38340-2399	Chief Nurse Administrator: Christopher J. White, EdD, RN Title: Chair E-Mail: cjwhite@fhu.edu Phone: 731-989-6034	BSN
King University	School of Nursing 1350 King College Road Bristol, TN 37620-2699	Chief Nurse Administrator: Cecelia Holden, DNP, CEN, RN Title: Dean E-Mail: clholden@king.edu Phone: 423-652-6312 Fax: 423-652-4833	BSN	MSN	DNP
Lee University	School of Nursing 1120 North Ocoee Street, PO Box 3450 Cleveland, TN 37320-3450	Chief Nurse Administrator: Sara L. Campbell, PhD, RN, NEA-BC Title: Dean E-Mail: scampbell@leeuniversity.edu Phone: 423-613-8280 Fax: 423-613-8377	BSN
Martin Methodist College	Division of Nursing 433 West Madison Street Pulaski, TN 38478	Chief Nurse Administrator: Karen Ferguson, PhD, RNC-OB, FNE Title: Interim Chair E-Mail: kferguson@martinmethodist.edu Phone: 931-363-9807 Fax: 931-363-9891	BSN
Middle Tennessee State University	School of Nursing 1301 East Main Street, PO Box 81 Murfreesboro, TN 37132	Chief Nurse Administrator: Jenny Sauls, DSN, RN, CNE Title: Director E-Mail: jenny.sauls@mtsu.edu Phone: 615-904-8488 Fax: 615-898-5441	BSN
Milligan College	Area of Nursing Hardin Hall at Wilson Way, Suite 302, PO Box 500 Milligan College, TN 37682	Chief Nurse Administrator: Melinda Collins, PhD, RN Title: Area Chair E-Mail: mcollins@milligan.edu Phone: 423-461-8655 Fax: 423-461-3328	BSN
Tennessee Technological University	Whitson-Hester School of Nursing 10 West 7th Street, Room 204, PO Box 5001 Cookeville, TN 38505-0001	Chief Nurse Administrator: Huey-Ming Tzeng, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: htzeng@tntech.edu Phone: 931-372-3547 Fax: 931-372-6244	BSN
Tennessee Wesleyan College	Fort Sanders Nursing Department 9845 Cogdill Road Knoxville, TN 37932	Chief Nurse Administrator: Robert E. Cornette, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE Title: Associate Dean E-Mail: rcornette@twcnet.edu Phone: 865-777-5105 Fax: 865-777-5114	BSN
Trevecca Nazarene University	Partners In Nursing 333 Murfreesboro Road Nashville, TN 37210-2877	Chief Nurse Administrator: Martha Buckner, PhD, CNS Title: Associate Dean & Executive Director E-Mail: martha.buckner@belmont.edu Phone: 615-460-6119 Fax: 615-460-6125
Union University	School of Nursing 1050 Union University Drive Jackson, TN 38305-3697	Chief Nurse Administrator: Kelly Harden, DNSc, FNP-BC Title: Associate Dean and Professor E-Mail: kharden@uu.edu Phone: 731-661-5946 Fax: 731-661-5504	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
University of Memphis	Loewenberg College of Nursing 4055 N. Park Loop, Community Health Building Loewenberg Dean's Suite 2502 Memphis, TN 38152-4500	Chief Nurse Administrator: Lin Zhan, PhD, RN, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: lzhan@memphis.edu Phone: 901-678-2020 Fax: 901-678-4906	BSN	MSN
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	School of Nursing 615 McCallie Avenue, Department 1051 Chattanooga, TN 37403	Chief Nurse Administrator: Christine B. Smith, PhD, RN, APN, FNP-BC Title: Director E-Mail: chris-smith@utc.edu Phone: 423-425-1741 Fax: 423-425-4668	BSN	MSN	DNP
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The	College of Nursing 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 1045 Memphis, TN 38163	Chief Nurse Administrator: Wendy Michelle Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC Title: Interim Dean E-Mail: wlikes@uthsc.edu Phone: 901-448-3424 Fax: 901-448-1762	BSN	MSN	DNP
University of Tennessee, Knoxville	College of Nursing 1200 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-4180	Chief Nurse Administrator: Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, RN-BC, PNP-BC Title: Dean and Professor E-Mail: vniederh@utk.edu Phone: 865-974-7584 Fax: 865-974-3569	BSN	MSN	DNP	APRN
Vanderbilt University	School of Nursing 461 21st Avenue South, 111 Godchaux Hall Nashville, TN 37240-0008	Chief Nurse Administrator: Linda Norman, DSN, RN, FAAN Title: Dean E-Mail: linda.norman@vanderbilt.edu Phone: 615-343-8876 Fax: 615-343-7711		MSN	DNP	APRN

Educational Programs for RNs and LPNs in Tennessee

Consider All Your Options in Schools and Jobs

Tips to Find the Nursing Degrees that Fit Your Goals

Job Finding for TN Nurses

Tennessee Nursing Schools Offering Some Online Degree Options

Campus-based Nursing Schools Located in Tennessee

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