Registered Nursing
Are you looking for a career in Registered Nursing?
The ADN program is designed to provide nursing courses that when successfully completed awards graduates an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). Graduates are then eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Upon successful completion of the NCLEX-RN and licensure by the Georgia Board of Nursing, graduates are employable as registered nurses.NOTE: According to the position statement of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (NOADN) (2006), ADN graduates are recognized as essential members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in diverse health care settings. The ADN faculty is committed to the NOADN tenants of advocacy, professional involvement, life-long learning and leadership and to this end the College supports student participation and involvement in the learning environment.
Graduates may find these opportunities in a wide variety of settings, including, but not limited to acute care in
hospitals and long term care facilities, outpatient clinics, physicians’ offices, home health care agencies, private or
governmental industries, schools and hospice programs.
Nursing Program Accreditation and Approval
The West Georgia Technical College Associate Degree Nursing Program has full approval by the Georgia Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Information about approval and/or accreditation may be obtained from the following:
Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 207-1640
www.sos.ga.gov/plb/rn/
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
www.nlnac.org
We have the faculty, the resources, the courses and the support to help you succeed. And, you may qualify for financial aid assistance.
Note: Change in Pre-Entrance Exam Required for Competitive Selection for Registered Nursing.
After June 1, 2012, the NLN Pre-Entrance Exam will no longer be accepted for competitive selection. The Registered Nursing Program will require completion of the TEAS® Exam for competitive selection. This exam will be administered by the WGTC Continuing Education Department. Please call 678-664-0510 for exam registration information or visit the Continuing Education webpage for the complete schedule.
Note: Changes in ADN Admission and Competitive Selection
- Murphy Campus will admit once a year in the Fall Semester. Competitive selection deadline will be June 1, 2012 for a Fall semester start date.
- Lagrange Campus will admit once a year in the Spring Semester. This year competitive selection deadline will be June 1, 2012 for a 2013 Spring semester start date. After this year, competitive selection will move to August, 2013.
- There will not be a 2012 Fall semester class for the Lagrange campus, but there will be a Spring semester class that will start January 2013.
- Newnan Campus (New site for the ADN Program) will admit once a year in the Summer Semester beginning 2013. Competitive selection deadline will be April 1, 2013.
- Effective with the competitive selection April 1, 2013, all campuses, BEGINNING with the Newnan campus starting Summer 2013, students will be required to submit a copy of current CNA certification in the state of Georgia. Certification must have been obtained within the last two years. PLEASE NOTE ALL CAMPUSES will be required to have the CNA beginning SUMMER 2013.
- CNAs who are currently employed for at least 6 months prior to competitive selection and who are state certified are exempt from the time requirement of two years.
- Applicants who complete the entire Nurse Aide Certificate Program, including ALHS 1040 Introduction to Health Care, ALHS 1060 Nutrition, ALHS 1090 Medical Terminology, and NAST 1100 Nurse Aide will receive 2 points toward the competitive selection calculation.
- Applicants with a current LPN license in the state of Georgia are exempt from this requirement and are also eligible for 2 points toward competitive selection if currently employed for at least 6 months prior to competitive selection.
- Other certified or licensed healthcare professionals will be required to complete the CNA certification. For additional information regarding CNA certification in the state of Georgia, visit http://www.gacnas.org/pages/view/certification.
Competitive Selection, Campus and Start Date
Campus |
CNA |
Competitive Selection |
Start Date |
Murphy |
CNA not required until 2013 |
June 1, 2012 |
Fall Semester August, 2012 |
Lagrange |
CNA not required until 2013 |
June 1, 2012 |
Spring Semester January, 2013 |
Newnan |
First time CNA will be required |
April 1, 2013 |
Summer Semester May 2013 |
ADN Advisement Information
NOTE: Competitive selection for the RN Program requires College Algebra, Math 1111; Math Modeling, Math 1101 CANNOT be substituted for College Algebra.
ADN Associate Degree Nursing:
Associate Degree General Education Requirements