The Associate Degree Nursing program prepares individuals to write the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a registered nurse. Registered nurses provide care to people of all ages and in a variety of health care settings such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians' offices, home care agencies, and community settings. The program is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, website: www.idfpr.com, and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), which is located at 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326; 404/975-5000, website: www.acenursing.org.

Persons interested in applying to the Nursing Program may contact the program advisor at one of the four colleges. All prospective students are required to attend an advisement meeting to complete the application process.

Note: Prerequisite for LSC 2110, LSC 2111 or LSC 2112 is LSC 1101 (General Biology) or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Evidence of completion of study skills class is required for all students entering their first semester of their first year of nursing. NUR 1210 meets this requirement.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in o 3.000- square-mile (7,800 km) area of South-eastern Illinois near the lllinois-lndiana border.

The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College (FCC) at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College (LTC) at Robinson, Olney Central College (OCC) at Olney, and Wabash Valley College (WVC) at Mt. Carmel.

Each of the colleges is located in a small-town setting, with convenient access to larger cities in Illinois and Indiana.

One major difference noted by international students is that grades ore based on weekly assignments, papers, and projects rather than solely on examinations.

As on international student, studying in on American classroom can be a life changing experience. You will be able to express yourself freely, make friends, build your confidence, and challenge your friends and professors on topics in class. Many international students find very noticeable differences between classroom culture in the U.S. and in their home countries.

IECC host cultural enrichment trips throughout the school year. Their campuses are centrally located making travelling easy. IECC campuses offer safe and friendly environments making it easy to create friendships with Americans and other international students.

Your academic advisor con provides advice on course selection and help plan your program of studies.