Pennsylvania Nursing Schools and Programs

Pennsylvania is known as the "Keystone" state. PA has a large part in America's history because it is the central location of the 13 colonies and the Declaration of Independence was signed here. There are famous ghostly battlegrounds to walk on; great museums across the state filled with artifacts of the birth of America; and national pro athletic teams in all sports. PA has great hunting, zoo's, and numerous amusement parks for the young at heart. You will never be bored if you are looking to obtain your nursing education in PA.

Pennsylvania has many nursing program options to fit every potential or current nursing students needs. Pennsylvania has near 100 training facilities that range from community colleges to teaching hospitals. Degrees, ranging from doctoral programs to working on your nursing diploma, are available from the teaching hospitals throughout the state. There are various programs with medical centers that involve job shadowing for high school juniors and seniors who might want to enter the health professions. Pennsylvania reports they will be 16,000 nurses short and 4,100 LPN's short by 2010. The Board of Nursing is very serious about creating options to help decrease the nursing shortage. Their plan of action is to focus on nursing retention and helping registered nurses continue their education for higher degrees in hopes to increase the nursing educator staff to increase student enrollment. The board is also responding to the growing demand for critical allied health professions and addressing the needs of direct care workers. So as you see, Pennsylvania has many options to obtain your nursing education as well as an abundant amount of nursing jobs post grad.

Degree Programs:

Adult Care, Anatomy, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family Care, Forensic, Gerontology, Midwife, Neonatal, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Surgical

Largest Cities:

Allentown, Altoona, Bensalem, Bethlehem, Chester, Erie, Levittown, Lower Merion, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, State College, Upper Darby, Wilkes-Barre

Additional Resources:

PA Nursing Association
http://www.panurses.org

PA State Board of Nursing
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432883

PA Travel Website
http://www.pavacationrental.com/

PA Hospital Directory
http://pennsylvania.uscity.net/Hospital/

School Enrollment Type Accredited Online Program Degrees Find Scholarship
Abington Memorial Hospital - Dixon School of Nursing 0 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Alvernia College 1,500 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Bloomsburg University 7,800 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Brandywine School of Nursing 42 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Bucks County Community College 8,500 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Butler County Community College 3,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
California University 6,300 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Career Technology Center - School of Practical Nursing 40 Private Yes No LPN find scholarships
Carlow University 2,200 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Cedar Crest College 1,600 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit - LPN Career Center 50 Private Yes No LPN find scholarships
Citizens School of Nursing 100 Public Yes No Diploma, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Clarion County Career Center 60 Private Yes No LPN find scholarships
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center 0 Private Yes No LPN find scholarships
Community College of Allegheny County 18,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Community College of Beaver County 2,200 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Community College of Philadelphia 18,700 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Conemaugh School of Nursing 150 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Crawford County Area Vocational-Technical School 25 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Delaware County Community College 10,625 Public Yes No Associate, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Delaware County Technical School - Practical Nursing Program 65 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
DeSales University 2,900 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, Accelerated MSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
East Stroudsburg University 7,010 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Eastern Center for Arts & Technology 125 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 7,700 Public Yes No BS/BSN, LPN-to-BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Fayette County Area Vocational - Technical School 85 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Frankford Hospital School of Nursing 230 Private Yes No Diploma, Associate find scholarships
Gannon University 3,815 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Gwynedd-Mercy College 2,730 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Hanover Public School District - Practical Nursing Program 30 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Harcum College 880 Private No No Associate find scholarships
Harrisburg Area Community College 12,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Holy Family University 1,900 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Immaculata University 3,400 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 11,700 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Jameson School of Nursing 73 Public Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Jefferson County - DuBois AVTS 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 8,200 Public Yes No RN-to-BSN find scholarships
La Roche College 1,800 Public Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
La Salle University 5,500 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Lancaster Institute for Heatlh Education 200 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical Schoo 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Lehigh Carbon Community College 3,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Lock Haven University 4,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Luzerne County Community College 5,900 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Mansfield University 2,900 Public Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Marywood University 1,600 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Messiah College 2,800 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
Mifflin Juniata Career & Technology Center 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Millersville University - Department of Nursing 5,700 Private Yes No RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Misericordia University 2 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Montgomery County Community College 9,100 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Moravian College 1,300 Private No No BS/BSN find scholarships
Mount Aloysius College 1,300 Private Yes No Associate, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Neumann College 2,500 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Northampton Community College 5,700 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing 100 Public Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Northern Tier Career Center 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Nursing 0 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Pennsylvania College of Technology 5,300 Public Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, LPN find scholarships
Pennsylvania State University 34,400 Public Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Reading Area Community College 2,900 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Robert Morris University 5,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN find scholarships
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing 0 Public Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Sharon Regional Health System 25 Public Yes No Diploma find scholarships
St. Francis University 2,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing 140 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Temple University 18,400 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Temple University Hospital - Episcopal School of Nursing 115 Private Yes No Diploma, LPN find scholarships
University of Pennsylvania 23 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Educator, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral), Post-Doctoral Programs find scholarships
University of Pittsburgh 17,400 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 1,200 Public Yes No Associate, RN-to-BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
University of Scranton 4,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships
Villanova University 10 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Washington Hospital School of Nursing 0 Private No No Diploma find scholarships
Waynesburg College 1,400 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN find scholarships
West Chester University 10,300 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing 120 Private Yes No Diploma find scholarships
Westmoreland County Community College 5,500 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Widener University 2,200 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
York College of Pennsylvania 5,100 Private Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN find scholarships
York County School of Technology - Adult Nursing Education 0 Public Yes No LPN find scholarships

Online Nursing Programs without Waiting Lists

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American Sentinel University BSN - RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing; MSN - Case Management; MSN - Infection Prevention and Control; MSN - Mgmt. & Organizational Leadership; MSN - Nursing Informatics; MSN - RN to Master of Science in Nursing;
Anna Maria College RN to BSN
Baker College Online Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Benedictine University MS - Nursing
Capella University MSN - Nurse Educator; MSN - Nurse Educator Bridge; PhD - Nursing Education
Chamberlain College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN); Master of Science in Nursing; RN to BSN to MSN Online Bridge Option
Cleveland State University BSN; MSN
Colorado Christian University B.S. in Nursing (RN-BSN Degree Completion)
Colorado Technical University Online BS - Nursing - (RN to BSN)
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences RN to BS - Nursing
Gonzaga University MSN - Health Systems Leadership; MSN - Nurse Educator; RN to MSN
Graceland University MSN - Nurse Educator; RN - BSN
Grantham University MS. Nursing - Case Management; MS. Nursing - Nursing Education; MS. Nursing - Nursing Informatics; MS. Nursing - Nursing Mgmt & Org Leadership; RN to MSN Option
Herzing University MS - Nursing Education
Indiana State University LPN to BSN - Nursing
Kaplan University MS - Nurse Administrator; MS - Nurse Educator; MS - Nursing; MSN - Informatics; RN to BS - Nursing; RN to MSN in Nursing
Kent State University RN to BSN
Lewis University MSN - Nursing Administration; MSN - Nursing Education
Liberty University Online BS - Nursing; MS - Nursing - Acute Care
Loyola University New Orleans Online MSN - Bridge Program; MSN - Health Care Systems Management
Miller-Motte College Online B.S. in Nursing (RN to BSN)
National American University RN-to-BSN
Norwich University MSN - Nursing Administration; MSN - Nursing Educator
Philadelphia University M.S. - Midwifery
Post University Online BS - Management for Registered Nurses
Rasmussen College RN to BSN
Sacred Heart University MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader; MSN - Nursing Education; MSN - Patient Care Svcs Admin; RN to BSN; RN to MSN - CNL; RN to MSN - NE; RN to MSN - PCSA
Saint Xavier University MS - Nursing - Clinical Leadership; MSN - Executive Leadership
South University MS - Adult Health Nurse; MS - Nursing; RN to BSN - Bachelor Degree Completion; RN-MSN; RN-MSN - Adult Health Nurse; RN-MSN - Nurse Educator
University of Phoenix MS - Nursing; MSN - Healthcare Education; MSN - Informatics; MSN - Master of Health Administration; MSN/MBA - Health Care Management; PhD - Philosophy in Nursing; RN to BS - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh MS Clinical Nurse Leader
University of Saint Mary RN to BSN
Utica College RN to BS in Nursing
Vanderbilt University MSN - Health Systems Mgmt
Walden University BS Nursing; BSN MSN - Education; BSN MSN - Genearl Track; BSN MSN - Informatics; BSN MSN - Leadership/Management; RN MSN - Education; RN MSN - General Track; RN MSN - Informatics; RN MSN - Leadership/Management
Western Governors University BS - Nursing; MSN - Education; MSN - Education (RN to MSN); MSN - Leadership & Management (RN to MSN); MSN - Leadership and Management