Proudly serving students from our partner colleges!
PROGRAM FEATURES
Online
Work on your time
7-week courses
Flexible starts
Minimal practicum hours
Complete in 3 to 5 semesters (depending on general education coursework completion)
Highly-qualified faculty dedicated to seeing students succeed
Benefits of Getting Your RN to BSN
- Advance your role to better serve your patients
- Promotion and job opportunities
- Many employers offer tuition reimbursement
- Increased salary
RN to BSN Program Mission
The mission of the RN to BSN program is to embrace diversity and provide a quality, accessible, enriching educational experience that allows the student to continue lifelong learning utilizing evidence-based practice in the profession of nursing.
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Most Affordable RN to BSN Option in the Region!
All students receive an institutional scholarship!
Thanks to a generous endowment from the Williams Family Foundation!
$200 per credit hour vs. $470 for other RN to BSN programs! *
Save up to $15,000 compared to other regional RN to BSN programs! *
$6,100 total cost for NUR coursework and your employer may cover it! **
* In-state tuition, after applying the Colorado Opportunity Fund stipend (COF) and MCC Scholarship.
**Based on 2021-2022 costs. Subject to change.
Have questions or ready to get started?
Part-time options and flexible starts are available. Contact us to develop a personalized academic plan!
Shelli Crandall
Student Success Advisor for Health Occupations
Phone: (970) 542-3164
Email: [email protected]
Office: Cottonwood 136
Apply to the RN to BSN Program
Timeline: Open Admission
Eligibility Criteria: See RN to BSN Handbook
Disqualifying Offenses: See CCCS Healthcare Programs Disqualifying Criminal Offences
Criteria for selection (competitive, point-based):
- Cumulative Grade Point Average for RN nursing course work (see handbook)
- Residence in MCC, NJC, LCC, or OC service area for minimum of 6 months
- Graduate of MCC, NJC, LCC, OC AAS nursing program
- Previously qualified applicant not admitted
STEP 1:
Apply to MCC
If you are new to MCC you need to create an account. If you previously attended MCC you should be able to use your previous login information.
- Sign in to the application (view screenshot)
- Click “Create New Application” in the “My Applications” section (view screenshot).
STEP 2:
Complete Application
Follow the steps to start an application. Under the ACADEMIC PLANS section, choose the following (view screenshot):
- Identify the semester you wish to start.
- What is your current goal for community college – Select “Earn a degree to enter the workforce”
- Select a degree or certificate – Select “Bachelor of Science in Nursing”.
- What campus do you want to attend – Select “MCC Online Campus”.
STEP 3:
Supplemental Items
Log back into your account and select “Complete the required supplemental items” (view screenshot).
- Upload a copy of your nursing license.
- Upload all of your unofficial transcripts.
- Request an official transcript to be sent from your previous schools to the MCC Registrar Office.
View the catalog for courses and program requirements.
RN to BSN
RN to BSN Student Information & Outcomes
Program Outcomes
By the end of the program, the students will achieve the following:
- >80% or higher of the students will complete their program within 150% of the length of the program from the start of the first nursing course.
- >80% of graduates will rate average or above-average 9 months after graduation their preparation to carry out the role of the Baccalaureate Nurse on their graduate/alumni survey.
- > 80% of graduates surveyed will have employment as an RN within nine months of graduation.
Nursing Program Student Learning Outcomes
The five program student learning outcomes are:
Quality Care
Interpret research to employ best practice and use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes. Propose an evaluation process to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems and deliver quality care to individuals, and diverse populations.
Professionalism
Formulate a plan that demonstrates an enhanced commitment to professionalism embracing excellence, caring, legal and ethical practice, civility, accountability, and professional development.
Communication
Evaluate communication and collaboration with colleagues, interprofessional groups and members of the community to promote health, safety, and well-being across the lifespan and across the continuum of healthcare environment.
Leadership
Evaluate the contribution of leadership, quality improvement principles, and impact of organizational systems in transforming, managing, and coordinating safe, quality, cost effective, person-centered care.
Critical Thinking/Clinical Reasoning
Integrate a systematic process of critical inquiry with nursing science, natural and behavioral sciences, arts and humanities to make evidence-based practice decisions to improve the care of individuals, families, populations, and communities.