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Nursing

Why Get Your Nursing Degree at GRCC?

  • Our program offers flexible, hands-on courses focused on healthcare experience and career-ready skills.
  • Comprehensive training includes a mix of classroom instruction and clinical lab work.
  • Students also train in a simulation lab space to practice skills in a hospital setting.
  • Students will be prepared for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
  • Students participate in clinical partnerships and connect with local employers early in their nursing career.
  • GRCC partners with local colleges for those who want to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Areas of Study

Advanced Standing in the Associate Degree Program

Individuals already working as licensed practical nurses may qualify for advanced standing in the department’s associate degree program, putting them on a faster track toward completing graduation requirements. 

LPNs wanting to apply for advanced standing must have completed 2000 hours of work experience as an LPN prior to applying.

Contact Info

Fax
(616) 234-4234
Office
601, College Park Plaza

Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm

Future Students - How to Apply

Nursing students

Apply to GRCC

Your first step to becoming a Nursing student is to apply to GRCC as a degree seeking student in the Health and Exercise Sciences Pathway.
A GRCC nursing student works with a mannequin on a hospital bed.

Become a Nursing student

Step two, complete the Health Admissions Application selecting Nursing program. Contact Health Admissions with questions at healthprograms@grcc.edu.

Affirmative Action Statement

No student at Grand Rapids Community College is to be insulted, embarrassed, harassed, ridiculed, intimidated or in any way made to feel discriminated against because of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religious preference, handicap or ethnic background. 

Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination Statement

Grand Rapids Community College is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, height, weight, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam Era veteran, and/or any other legally protected class not heretofore mentioned, in any of its education programs and activities, including admissions and employment. The above measures, in conjunction with other related state laws and the College’s policies and procedures, will assure all individuals opportunity for consideration or redress of complaints of illegal discrimination. 

Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, and American Disabilities Act information may be obtained from the: Human Resources Department Grand Rapids Community College 143 Bostwick Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3295hr@grcc.edu(616) 234-3972

Testimonial

Alec Faliki
I had gone to college right out of high school, and I had quickly learned that I was not ready. When I decided to pull the trigger again, GRCC was waiting for me with open arms.
Alec Faliki, nursing student

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