The Duke Endowment recently awarded a grant, which totals $663,405 over three years, to McLeod Health in partnership with Northeastern Technical College. The grant will help Northeastern Tech develop its nursing education program by adding an Associate Degree nursing program.
Northeastern Tech has operated a Practical Nursing program for a number of years, and the college recently admitted the first students in its newly-approved Associate Degree nursing program, which prepares students for careers as Registered Nurses.
“This, The Duke Endowment grant, will enable us to continue providing quality instruction in our growing nursing program,” Northeastern Tech President Dr. Jimmie Williamson said. “We have enjoyed a long and productive relationship with McLeod Health, especially with McLeod Medical Center-Dillon. They have partnered with the college to provide clinical sites for our nursing students, as well as equipment and professional expertise as we have developed our new programs.”
In 2004, McLeod Health partnered with Northeastern Tech in the development of a comprehensive plan to expand nursing education opportunities in the northern Pee Dee. With the help of an 18-month planning grant from The Duke Endowment, this extensive planning process is complete and has yielded a comprehensive program needs assessment, detailed program competencies, curriculum design and admissions criteria, clinical site agreements, and formal program approval from both the S.C. Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and the Board of Nursing for South Carolina.
Northeastern Tech now offers an Associate Degree in health science with a major in nursing to meet the growing demand for nurses in the college’s three-county service area: Chesterfield, Dillon and Marlboro. The program will prepare students for eligibility to apply to take the National Council for Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) and to work as competent nurses in the region’s public and private health care agencies.
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Published: December 20, 2007
Published: December 20, 2007
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