Your Associate Degree in Nursing will provide many excellent job opportunities after passing your National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). By progressing your education in either a Bachelor’s or Master’s Nursing program, your career mobility and advancement opportunities will be available in nursing leadership, advanced nursing clinical practice and nursing education roles.
RN to BSN Pathway
In collaboration with California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), we offer selected Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students an opportunity to pursue their Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) degree concurrently during the ADN program. This cross-enrollment with CSUS pathway is available to students earning a “B” grade or better in the first semester of the SCC Registered Nursing program.
Other RN to BSN Collaborative programs include opportunities at the University of Phoenix and Western Governors University.
After graduating from SCC, students may take their NCLEX examination and may pursue employment while enrolled in their BSN coursework. Each BSN program has unique requirements for entry described in their college catalogs.
RN to MSN Pathway
Another pathway available is the RN to Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program for students who have a Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related major and are in progress with their ADN. After graduating from SCC, students may take their NCLEX examination and may pursue employment while enrolled in their MSN coursework.
RN to MSN pathways are available through Universities that all have unique entrance requirements described in their catalogs.