Nursing Program Options

The Nursing Program at CCCC is a full-time two year program(five semesters which includes pre-requisites). Day and evening options are available. Advanced placement for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is available through the LPN to RN Transition program. Prospective students to the Nursing Program at Cape Cod Community College have the opportunity to apply to either of these three options:

  • Day
  • Evening
  • Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse

General Overview

The Nursing program provides selected individuals from various backgrounds the opportunity for an education in nursing. Graduates are awarded the Associate in Science degree and are eligible for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLN-AC), 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY, 10006, (800) 669-1656, ext. 153.

This program is also approved by the Board of Registration in Nursing of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Health Professions Licensure, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 200, 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02114, telephone number (617) 973-0800 or www.mass.gov/dph/boards/rn. The curriculum offers general education courses, including the sciences, concurrently with nursing courses to provide the theoretical base for the practice of nursing. Clinical experiences are integrated into the first semester nursing course and are continued throughout the program.

All nursing students are required to:

  • Undergo a physical examination
  • Meet the physical and mental abilities required to achieve the clinical objectives
  • Complete the necessary immunizations
  • Undergo a drug screening
  • Maintain current CPR certification
  • Provide documentation of health insurance
  • Carry malpractice insurance (included in nursing student program fee)

In addition, each student must sign a statement releasing the College and clinical agencies of the responsibility for illness or injuries incurred while functioning in the clinical agency as a nursing student.

Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) & Sexual Offender Record Information (SORI):

As a prerequisite for a clinical placement in the nursing program, all students must undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check.  These checks are required due to potential unsupervised contact with children, the disabled, or the elderly during a clinical experience.  Students found to have certain criminal convictions or pending criminal actions will be presumed ineligible for clinical placement.  The College is authorized by the Commonwealth's Criminal History Systems Board, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 167-178B, to access CORI records.  The College shall refer to regulations issued by the Commonwealth's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, 101 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 15.00-15.16, as guidance when assessing student CORI records.  Sex Offender checks shall be performed pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 178C-178P.

The Nursing program has articulation agreements in place with the following institutions of higher learning to facilitate the successful graduate's continuing studies leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing: