The Austin Community College District and the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) College of Nursing in Round Rock announce a partnership that will allow ACC nursing students to seamlessly continue their education.
“This agreement creates a new educational pathway for ACC graduates to go on to achieve a bachelor’s degree in nursing,” says Dr. Eileen Klein, dean of health sciences at ACC. “This is a wonderful resource that provides a convenient way for students to achieve their goals.”
The articulation agreement establishes a joint admissions process, offering ACC students who complete the associate degree nursing (RN) program the opportunity to enter TAMHSC and pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
“Austin Community College produces quality nurses, and we are excited to begin this venture together,” said Dr. Sharon Wilkerson, dean of TAMHSC-College of Nursing. “The collaborative effort will benefit not only students but also the community by providing additional education for local nurses.”Â
The TAMHSC-College of Nursing provides RN-to-BSN courses online, allowing nurses to continue working while completing a bachelor’s degree. An accelerated BSN is also available at its Round Rock campus.
TAMHSC opened the inaugural 134,000-sq. ft. building on its 50-acre Round Rock campus in 2009. It is used for clinical teaching of medical, nursing, and pharmacy students, and it includes a simulation center equipped with computer-programmed manikins and administrative offices.
ACC offers associate degree nursing programs at its Round Rock and Eastview campuses. In the 2009-10 academic year, the college graduated 272 associate degree nursing students. ACC’s nursing students consistently excel at national licensure exams; in the most recent testing year, 98 percent of associate degree nursing graduates passed the licensure exam (October 2009-September 2010).
ACC also has RN-to-BSN articulation agreements with the University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University. TAMHSC has an agreement with Blinn College, a community college that serves the region east of ACC’s service area.
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By Christina Vallee August 4, 2011 - 7:38 pm
That’s so great! With the amount of people that are applying to the ACC nursing program, it’s great to have continuing options in this extremely competitive industry!
By jack taylor August 6, 2011 - 9:13 am
Can we get a price comparison chart for all programs side-by-side?
By Kirsten elam August 8, 2011 - 2:39 pm
I’m elated that ACC continues to build with new constitutes and focuses on the prosperity of its students. ACC clearly a great choice for me!
By Jennifer Young August 16, 2011 - 3:51 pm
This is GREAT! I am a big supporter of A&M and have always dreamed of getting my bachelors degree from Texas A&M. My husband graduated from there and it would be awesome if we both had a degree from A&M. So excited about this articulation agreement. GIG ‘EM:)