Associate Degree Nursing, A.A.S.

Offered on the Ottumwa Main Campus

This is a 21-month (seven-term), full-time program. This program begins annually and may be entered in the Fall term on the Ottumwa Campus.

Educational and clinical experiences at area hospitals and health care agencies are provided in a Monday through Thursday day format. There may also be Friday and Saturday clinicals as needed.  Graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science degree and are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

Criminal background, drug screening, and dependent adult and child abuse record checks are required prior to beginning any clinical courses.  We use Castle Branch for our background check, drug screen, and clinical requirement tracking company. The cost for that account is $156, payable prior to the start of the program.

This program is approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing, Riverpoint Business Park, 400 SW Eighth St. Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309-4685, (515) 281-3255. The Associate Degree Nursing program also has been validated for participation in the Iowa Articulation Plan by the Iowa Board of Nursing. 

NOTE: Students completing any course with a prefix of ADN, BIO and PNN must receive a “C” or higher to progress to the next term of classes. If needed, students may retake these courses once to receive a satisfactory grade and remain eligible for the program.   Science courses older than five years will need to be repeated.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application of social and scientific principles in the analysis and synthesis of data as a health care provider in a variety of health care settings.
2. Utilize the nursing process in the provision of nursing care to meet the complex health care needs of culturally diverse clients in order to promote, restore, maintain or support self-care status across the lifespan.
3. Collaborate with health care providers to manage client care using appropriate institutional and community resources.
4. Communicate therapeutically with clients, families and health care team members.
5. Adhere to the ethical and legal principles in relation to standards of practice.
6. Implement strategies for organization, prioritization, delegation, and assignment of nursing care in the management of multiple clients.
7. Demonstrate accountability for professional behavior, development and growth.

Program Total: 83 Credits