SCC participates with area high schools with College and Nursing Pathway Endorsements
What is the Nursing Pathway Endorsement?
The Nursing Pathway Endorsement provides students with professional learning and academic readiness to prepare for a career in the field of nursing. A student who earns the endorsement will complete high school committed to pursuing nursing as a career and begin college with advanced experience on his/her resume. The student gains both technical and essential employability skills provided throughout the endorsement process.
Please inform the nursing department if you attended Vienna High School since 2021 and obtained the endorsement.
Allied Health and Nursing Programs
Two-Year Associate Degrees
Occupational Therapy Assistant (SICCM)
One-Year Certificates
Less-Than-One-Year Certificates
Requirements
Associate of Applied Science
General Requirements for graduation with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree include:
- Successfully complete all of the requirements in the curriculum
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) or higher for all credit earned at Shawnee Community College
- Earn a minimum of twenty (20) semester hours of credit at Shawnee Community College
- Submit an application for graduation by the published deadline
- Pay all tuition and fees
One-Year Certificate Programs
General Requirements for graduation with a One-Year Certificate include:
- Successfully complete all of the requirements in the curriculum
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) or higher
- Earn a minimum of one-half of the required credit hours of the curriculum at Shawnee Community College
- Submit an application for graduation by the published deadline
- Pay all tuition and fees
NCLEX
Our Mission
The Nursing Department incorporates the college’s philosophy, values and purposes into the nursing programs. It is also the philosophy of the nursing faculty that these three traits are essential for a successful career in healthcare: knowledge, compassion and professionalism.
Knowledge of one’s profession and responsibilities provides the tools essential to be a safe and competent practitioner of nursing. Compassion is the art of caring for fellow human beings whether they be a patient, family member, or peer. Professionalism, the manner in which a person behaves, speaks, acts and presents him or herself, promotes respect and credibility in the workplace. These three traits are cultivated throughout the nursing programs.
Nursing is both an art and a science. It is a learned profession based on an understanding of the human condition across the life span and the relationships of an individual with others and within the environment. The nature of nursing is continually evolving. Nursing practice is founded on a professional body of knowledge that integrates concepts from the biological, behavioral and social sciences.
The goal of nursing is to promote comfort and support quality health care. The nurse assists individuals throughout their life span to attain optimal levels of functioning by responding to the needs, conditions and events that result from actual or potential health problems (2003, NCSBN).