GTC Plans New Nursing Program

The demand for nurses in Georgia and the nation is expected to grow faster than most other occupations into the next decade, yet health care providers are increasingly reporting difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified nurses. This means that nursing is one rewarding area of medicine where qualified candidates can always find a job – and there's no better place to earn your credentials than Gwinnett Technical College.

Gwinnett Tech plans to offer an associate degree in nursing (ADN) pending Georgia Board of Nursing initial approval, slated for March 2009. Applications for the program are currently being accepted.

GTC has received developmental approval from the Georgia Board of Nursing to offer the associate degree nursing program. Those admitted in the first class – 40 students – will start classes in September 2009. The admissions deadline for this class will be January 15, 2009.

The program combines classroom and laboratory training with clinical experience at the area's leading hospitals and facilities, including Gwinnett Medical Center and Emory Eastside Medical Center.

Graduates of the program may sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

Learn more about the associate degree nursing program at Gwinnett Tech by calling 770-962-7580 or apply online.