Pursue your passion for helping people and health care—become an LPN or RN in less than two years with an associate degree in Nursing from Moraine Park Technical College.
Moraine Park’s Nursing—Associate Degree with a Practical Nursing Exit Point program prepares graduates for careers as licensed practical nurses (LPN) or registered nurses (RN) through hands-on classroom instruction, laboratory practice and clinical nursing experiences.
The MPTC Nursing program is designed so students can complete the first two semesters, take the Practical Nursing National Council Licensure Examination, and seek employment as LPNs. Students can also complete the full four semesters, earn an associate degree in Nursing (ADN), take the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses and apply for employment as RNs.
The program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 (phone 404-975-5000) and the Wisconsin Board of Nursing (phone 608-267-2357). https://www.acenursing.org/
Moraine Park Technical College Nursing Program Results
2019 NCLEX Pass Rates
Passing Mean: 95%
National Passing Mean: 88%
Moraine Park’s Nursing program prepares students for entry-level careers in the health care industry, giving you knowledge and skills to provide patient-centered care with integrity, use social, mathematical, physical sciences, pharmacology and pathophysiology in clinical decision making, use new technology to manage data and improve patient care, and more.
$57,653
Aggregated Data for Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac and West Bend
1. Graduates' Success on the National Council of Licensure Exam for Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN):
Expected level of achievement:
80% of first time test takes will pass on first attempt. Performance of ADN graduates will be at or above the national average on NCLEX 1st attempt.
Results: Aggregated program NCLEX-RN pass rate:
2. Program Completion:
Expected level of achievement:
60% or more of ADN students will complete the nursing program within 150% of program length.
Results: (academic year, July 1 through June 30)
3. Job Placement:
Expected level of achievement:
90% of graduates responding to survey will report employment within one year of graduation..
Results: Employment rates (academic year, July 1 through June 30)
Standard Admissions steps details
This program also requires:
Petition Process Details: Students are provisionally accepted to the Nursing Program in “pre-core” status. When program ready, students go through the petition process.
*Enrollment may limit the campus availability or delivery of certain courses.
State Licensure Disclosure: Moraine Park’s Nursing program prepares students to obtain the required licensure to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. The College does not guarantee its curriculum matches the requirements for preparation, examinations, or licensure for other states. Please click here to review more details about accreditation and licensure.
An exit assessment is a graduation requirement for Practical Nursing Exit. Clinical evaluations are an exit assessment graduation requirement for the Associate Degree Nursing program.
Practical Nursing Exit must complete all courses in Semesters 1 and 2.
Nursing - Associate Degree with a Practical Nursing Exit Point Job Placement Rate
This is the number of students that gain employment in the Nursing - Associate Degree with a Practical Nursing Exit Point program within six months of graduation as published in the Graduation Follow-up Report. The College annually conducts a survey with graduates six months after they graduate.
| Number | Title | Crs |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Admissions Requirements | ||
| Petition Requirements - See Admission Process | ||
| 806-177 | General Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| 806-179 | Advanced Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| 806-197 | Microbiology | 4 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Semester 1 | ||
| 103-159 | Computer Literacy - Microsoft Office | 1 |
| 543-101 | Nursing Fundamentals | 2 |
| 543-102 | Nursing Skills | 3 |
| 543-103 | Nursing Pharmacology | 2 |
| 543-104 | Nursing: Introduction to Clinical Practice | 2 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| 809-188 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| 890-101 | College 101 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 543-105 | Nursing: Health Alterations | 3 |
| 543-106 | Nursing: Health Promotion | 3 |
| 543-107 | Nursing: Clinical Care Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| 543-108 | Nursing: Introduction to Clinical Care Management | 2 |
| 801-196 | Oral and Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| 543-109 | Nursing: Complex Health Alterations 1 | 3 |
| 543-110 | Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts | 2 |
| 543-111 | Nursing: Intermediate Clinical Practice | 3 |
| 543-112 | Nursing Advanced Skills | 1 |
| 809-198 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| 543-113 | Nursing: Complex Health Alterations 2 | 3 |
| 543-114 | Nursing: Management and Professional Concepts | 2 |
| 543-115 | Nursing: Advanced Clinical Practice | 3 |
| 543-116 | Nursing Clinical Transition | 2 |
| 809-1xx | Social Science Course | 3 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 68 | |
