Prepare for Your Meaningful Career with a Nursing Degree from Gannon University
Gannon University’s nursing program prepares you to enter professional nursing practice with care, confidence and competence. Our rigorous and engaging curriculum and intentional philosophy create an environment to support individual student needs and
goals. The critical role of registered nurses in our health care system is ever-increasing, and so is the demand for highly skilled professionals. Start your journey with Gannon’s Villa Maria School of Nursing and prepare for your rewarding career.
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Learn in a program that has held full approval from the PA State Board of Nursing since 1952.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master's degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and/or post-graduate APRN certificate program at Gannon University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).-
Program flexibility allows you to pursue personal interests including athletics, military appointments or arts.
Learn to Lead the Way in Nursing
- Offer holistic nursing care to individuals, families, groups, communities and larger populations through a community-based curriculum.
- Benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio in the clinical setting with nursing faculty who specialize in the area they teach.
- Become directly involved in service-learning opportunities that provide a strong basis for experiential knowledge.
Experience an Exceptional Learning Environment
- Our Patient Simulation Center is integrated throughout the curriculum to enhance your clinical expertise, critical thinking ability and confidence in clinical practice.
- Experience nearly 1,000 hours of clinical education at more than 50 health care agencies in Erie and surrounding areas.
- Complete 224 hours of clinical work with a registered nurse preceptor to provide synthesis of the nursing role.
Inspire Your Academic Success
Gain real-world knowledge through key nursing courses including:
Health Assessment I: Develop an approach for conducting and documenting a comprehensive health assessment while learning to consider variations specific to gender, age, developmental level and culture. Apply health promotion strategies
to identified populations.
Promoting Health in Child Rearing Families: Apply the nursing process in promoting health in pediatric populations through community-based clinical experiences, including ambulatory clinics, educational and in-patient sites.
Comprehensive Nursing Practicum: Synthesize knowledge, skills and experiences in selected health care settings to develop independence in professional practice through this senior nursing practicum.
Achieve the Possibilities
Our nursing program is designed for your success. Through curriculum flexibility and high-quality educational opportunities, you can:
- Join graduates who have attained a 100% employment rate.
- Develop the knowledge and skills needed to complete your licensure exam (NCLEX-RN). Our students have an average 95% pass rate over the last five years.
- Enter a workforce that is expected to grow 6% from 2021-2031, adding about 203,200 openings each year.
- Earn a median salary of $77,600, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Accreditation
The Villa Maria School of Nursing at Gannon University will host an accreditation visit by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on March 18-20, 2024. The purpose of the visit is to seek continuing nursing accreditation of the baccalaureate
degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, and Post-Graduate APRN Certificate program.
In accordance with CCNE accreditation procedures, interested parties may submit written comments concerning a program’s qualifications for accreditation.
Written third party comments regarding the Villa Maria School of Nursing will be received by CCNE until 21 days before the scheduled visit on March 18-20, 2024. All written third party comments must be received by CCNE no later than February 26, 2024.
All third-party comments submitted to CCNE must be written in English, consistent with CCNE’s policy on Conduct of Business in English.
CCNE shares third-party comments with the evaluation team prior to the evaluation visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program. During its review of the program, the evaluation team considers third-party comments
that relate to the accreditation standards.
If you have comments related to the Villa Maria School of Nursing programs listed, please submit them no later than February 26, 2024 to thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org.
MISSION
Villa Maria School of Nursing faculty, staff, and students are committed to a culture of knowledge, kindness, and compassion within our respective roles to promote the health and wellbeing of those entrusted to our care.
VISION
Co-Creation of a student focused educational experience to guide the next generation of exceptional nurse professionals who embody a commitment to the global community, the profession, and themselves as leaders in service to promote health during times
of illness, and wellness.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master's degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and/or post-graduate APRN certificate program at Gannon University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).