About the Nursing Programs at NCTC
North Central Texas College’s Associate Degree in Nursing program is located on the Gainesville campus and is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing and has full accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Inc. (ACEN)
Programmatic Outcomes
Upon completion of an Associate Degree in Nursing a student should be able to:
- Act as a Member of the Profession
- Become a Provider of Patient-Centered Care
- Serve as a Patient Safety Advocate, and
- Become a Member of the Health Care Team
Applications may be completed between:
- March 20 – April 30 for Fall Semester admission
- Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 for Spring Semester admission
The Professional Nursing (ADN) program at NCTC admits 50-60 students every Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters on our Gainesville campus.
The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to Professional Nursing (ADN) Transition program is currently undergoing restructuring that will result in a 12 month/3 semester program admitting 20-30 students every Summer semester. Pending approval the revised program will begin enrollment Summer 2018.
North Central Texas College’s Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) Program is located on the Gainesville, Corinth, Bowie, Graham, and Online campuses and is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.
Programmatic Outcomes
Upon completion of a Licensed Vocational Nurse certificate a student should be able to:
- Provide patient-centered care
- Advocate for patient safety
- Act as a member of the health care team, and
- Act according to the professional and ethical standards of the profession of nursing
The 12-month Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) Program admits 30 students every Fall and Spring Semester on our Gainesville campus; 40 students are admitted every Fall Semester on our Corinth campus; 25 students are admitted every Fall semester on our Bowie and Graham campuses; 30 students are admitted every Spring semester to our online LVN program.
Many hospitals now desire Bachelor’s-prepared nurses; therefore, NCTC is partnering with several universities to help their graduates obtain their Bachelor’s Degrees in Nursing via a RN-to-BSN program.
State-of-the-art training centers
Leo and Mabel Scott Health Science Center at NCTC
North Central Texas College emerges at the forefront of training future workforce professionals.
The NCTC Gainesville Campus recently opened an approximate 50,000 square foot Leo & Mabel Scott Health Science Center. The Professional Nursing (ADN), Vocational Nursing (LVN) and Radiologic Technology programs are all based out of the health science center. The building consists of two floors that house five skills labs, five classrooms, two large computer labs and one large lecture hall. Aside from large instructional space, the building has 25 offices, 5 reception areas and 3 conference rooms for faculty and staff.
The simulation center is at the heart of the Health Science Center. The 5000 square foot facility includes realistic patient care simulated environments that help our students bridge the gap between theory and clinical practice. The NCTC nursing instructors meet students’ educational needs by using simulation as a teaching strategy in offering evidence-based patient care scenarios that provide student interaction and engagement. With the focus on patient safety, critical thinking, problem solving and performance of both technical and nontechnical skills, students learn in a nonthreatening environment where mistakes can be made with no risk to patients.
The simulation center at NCTC houses acute care simulation areas including two medical-surgical patient rooms, a pediatric room, two intensive care beds, a triage and trauma bay emergency care area as well as a four patient care obstetrical and newborn suite which is capable of simulating neonatal intensive care environments and an operating room. Electronic documentation stations as well as medication and supply dispensing systems are entrenched within the simulation environment to assist our students with transitioning to practice where they will use these types of technologies. There are two debriefing rooms and a classroom that are used for self-analysis of performance through reflection and dialogue. A classroom with task trainers and a virtual intravenous insertion trainer is the central area of the simulation center with tele-simulation technologies that can be used to reach alternate campuses.
The simulation center also provides instruction to our nursing students in environments outside of the hospital setting by offering a full clinic and home health setting. It promotes intimate as well as large-scale simulation interactions that lend themselves to opportunities to incorporate inter-professional learning.
For more information, visit http://www.nctc.edu/HealthSciences.aspx or call (940) 668-4205.
