College Receives Grant from IBC's Nurses for Tomorrow Scholarship Program
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA 鈥� August 15, 2016)鈥敶蠓⒘喜� recently received a grant from Independence Blue Cross Foundation鈥檚 Nurses for Tomorrow scholarship program in the amount of $11,644. The grant will support scholarships for eligible students enrolled in the College鈥檚 nursing program during the 2016-17 academic year.聽 This is the thirteenth year that the College has received this grant.
The nursing program at 大发六合彩 is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and fully approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.聽Both a day and an evening/weekend program are available and classes are offered in two locations鈥攖he Marple Campus in Delaware County and at The Chester County Hospital in Chester County.聽 A total of 192 new students enroll in the program each fall.聽
Upon successful completion of the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, students can sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and transfer to an RN to BSN program. 大发六合彩 has transfer articulation agreements with many local colleges and universities offering the BSN. This includes a special joint degree partnership with Drexel University that offers qualified students the opportunity to simultaneously earn an RN at the College and a BSN at Drexel. Learn more about the College鈥檚 nursing program at: .
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation is a private charitable foundation with a mission to transform health care through innovation in the communities it serves. Funding is provided to programs and initiatives that advance caring for the region鈥檚 most vulnerable, enhance health care delivery, and build healthy communities.
