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Nursing Program
Longwood University students discover the power to embrace new ideas, explore interests, and pursue them passionately. Academics are rigorous; you will be challenged and expected to think, excel, and accomplish!
Within the Nursing program you will find highly qualified, dedicated faculty, small classes, and real world experience. It's the difference between an education and an exceptional education!
Mission
- To promote excellence in nursing education and clinical competency.
- To promote the development of citizen leaders in the nursing profession.
- To promote partnerships to enhance health care and health care education in the region.
- To be one component of the solution to the nursing shortage.
- To improve the health of the communities that we serve.
Approved Program
Longwood University's Nursing Program is approved and/or accredited by:
Career Potential
There is a world-wide shortage of professional nurses. A nursing career assures you job availability, job security, a good salary, and geographic opportunity.
Projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and various blue-ribbon commissions all agree that nursing is a 'critical needs' profession requiring as many as twice the current number of graduates to meet future needs.
Admissions Resources
Our Fall 2009 nursing class has been filled. The application deadline for our Fall 2010 nursing class is January 15, 2010.
Nursing applicants at their own expense are required to present evidence of a criminal background check with the application.
- Nursing Application for Students Already Enrolled at Longwood
- Other Application Forms
- Apply Online
- Criminal Background Check
- Immunization Requirements
For more admissions information, visit WhyLongwood.com.