Gordon College nursing program at top in state

Gordon College

nursing program at top in state

Gordon College's

nursing program is the best in the state among two-year colleges, according

to a report published recently.

The Chauncey

Group, an organization that provides state, national and international

professional assessments, ranked the program number one because of its

students' scores on the National Council Licensure Examination.

The NCLEX is

a state-required and state-administered examination that nurses must take

in order to become registered to practice. Statistics showed that from

Oct. 1, 1999, to Sept. 30, 2000, 95.3 percent of Gordon's graduates passed

the exam on the first attempt.

The statewide

average in the same time period was 82.5 percent.

"This

is a very exciting accomplishment," said Dr. Pamela O'Neal, chairman

of the Division of Nursing and Health Sciences. "The fact that Gordon

College has the best nursing program amid two-year colleges in the entire

state of Georgia and the fact that we significantly e exceeded the state's

average is evidence of our program's strong curriculum."

Gordon's Nursing

Division also placed fourth among 34 public and private nursing programs

in the state. In addition, the National League for Nursing Accreditation

Commission granted preliminary reaccreditation for eight years to the

nursing program last week.

"We have

an outstanding program with a visionary goal of graduating academically

stellar nursing students who will have a positive impact on reducing the

clinical nursing shortage in the local and regional community," said

O'Neal.