North Carolina Nursing Schools and Programs

The "Tarheel" state of North Carolina is full of mountains and can take you to the famous Outer Banks where Blackbeard the Pirate’s ship went down. North Carolina has the infamous Blue Ridge Parkway which winds its way through the Appalachian Mountains. That state is well known for its sweet native scuppernong wines and North Carolina BBQ. The famous Wright Brothers made their first flight on the NC coast. The locals are welcoming and the state is very supportive of upcoming nursing graduates.

North Carolina schools have top notch programs and the most distinguished universities and colleges as well as technical and community colleges. There are options of receiving a diploma from teaching hospitals as well. Since North Carolina is the fourth fastest growing state in the nation, officials are well aware that the nursing crisis will get worse and have a plan of attack. North Carolina has created many incentives to fill nursing jobs. Scholarships and special loans for nursing students are available and employers are increasing salaries to increase and retain staff. North Carolina is proud of their educational systems and are very supportive in helping you reach your nursing degree goals!

Degree Programs:

Acute Care, Adult Care, Anatomy, Community Health, Family Care, Gerontology, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, Neonatal, Nutrition, Oncology, Physiology, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Registered Nurse, Rural Nursing, Surgical

Largest Cities:

Asheville, Burlington, Cary, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Hickory, High Point, Raleigh, Wilmington, Wilson, Winston-Salem

Additional Resources:

North Carolina Board of Nursing
http://www.ncbon.com/

North Carolina Nursing Association
http://www.ncnurses.org/

North Carolina Travel
http://www.visitnc.com/

North Carolina Hospital Directory
http://www.the-health-pages.com/directory/hospitals_NC.html

School Enrollment Type Accredited Online Program Degrees Find Scholarship
Alamance Community College 4,200 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 4,600 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Barton College 1,200 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Beaufort County Community College 1,400 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Blue Ridge Community College - North Carolina 2,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences - Louise Harkey School of Nursing 400 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute 3,200 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Cape Fear Community College 7,200 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Carolinas College of Health Sciences 3,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Catawba Valley Community College 3,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Central Carolina Community College 4,100 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Central Piedmont Community College 15,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Cleveland Community College 1,850 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Coastal Carolina Community College 3,800 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
College of the Albemarle 2,100 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Craven Community College 3,000 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Davidson County Community College 3,100 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Durham Technical Community College 5,100 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Edgecombe Community College 2,500 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Fayetteville State University 6,300 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Fayetteville Technical Community College 10,290 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Forsyth Technical Community College 6,180 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Gardner-Webb University 3,560 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Educator find scholarships
Gaston College 4,775 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Guilford Technical Community College 9,850 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Halifax Community College 1,400 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Haywood Community College 0 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Isothermal Community College 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
James Sprunt Community College 1,300 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Johnston Community College 3,100 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Lees-McRae College 0 Private Yes No RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Lenoir Community College 2,200 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Lenoir-Rhyne University 1,400 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Mayland Community College 990 Public No No Associate find scholarships
McDowell Technical Community College 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Mercy School of Nursing 111 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Mitchell Community College 1,800 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Nash Community College 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 6,900 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
North Carolina Central University 4,100 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Piedmont Community College 1,900 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Pitt Community College 5,400 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Queens University of Charlotte, Presbyterian School of Nursing 290 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN find scholarships
Randolph Community College 2,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Richmond Community College 1,300 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Roanoke-Chowan Community College 1,000 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Robeson Community College 1,600 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Rockingham Community College 1,900 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Rowan Cabarrus Community College 1,300 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Sampson Community College 1,200 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Sandhills Community College 2,800 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Southeastern Community College 1,600 Public No No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Southwestern Community College 2,600 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Stanly Community College 1,500 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Surry Community College 1,500 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Tri-County Community College 1,800 Public No No Associate find scholarships
University of North Carolina 15,600 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
University of North Carolina - Charlotte 20,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 10,100 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
University of North Carolina - Pembroke 3,100 Public Yes No RN-to-BSN find scholarships
University of North Carolina - Wilmington 11,300 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Vance-Granville Community College 6,800 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Wake Tech Community College 4,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Watts School of Nursing 74 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Wayne Community College 2,800 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Western Carolina University 2,200 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Western Piedmont Community College 13,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Wilkes Community College 2,100 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Wilson Community College 1,640 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Winston-Salem State University 2,700 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships