Carrington College™

Carrington College (Formerly Apollo College) is a recognized leader in private education with over 50,000 graduates. Carrington offers practical, real-world education to its students. Specially designed degree and diploma programs are based on class sizes for 30 students. The small classes and individual attention from first-rate instructors encourage lively interaction and allow students to get the best practical hands-on experience.

The faculty and support staff is the best; helping to ensure that students get the personal attention they need while attending the college. As the demand for better-educated workers continues to grow, so does Carrington College, expanding its course offerings and campus sites in order to meet the needs of both students and employers across the United States.

Accreditation

Each of the Carrington College (Formerly Apollo College) campuses is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award Associate of Science degrees, Associate of Occupational Studies degrees, diplomas and certificates. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Associate of Science in Nursing

The mission of the Nursing Program at Carrington College (Formerly Apollo College) is to develop highly educated, knowledgeable, skill-oriented graduates who possess the necessary behavior and attitudes to become entry-level Registered Nurses to serve the needs of the community after completing state licensing requirements. A focus of the program is to prepare graduates to successfully pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

The Nursing program is built upon a base of general education courses that will give the nursing student critical thinking and mathematical skills as well as perspectives from the humanities and social sciences. This base enables nursing students to think critically, make decisions, gain independence, organize work, take initiative, supervise others and become responsible employees and life-long learners.

Instruction takes place on campus in classrooms, learning skills laboratory, computer laboratory and at various clinical affiliation agencies in greater Phoenix. Nursing students are provided with the appropriate didactic, laboratory facilities, instructions and quality clinical education that prepares them to perform competently after graduation.

The program length is 64 weeks plus semester breaks. Graduates of the Nursing Program will be awarded an Associate of Science from Carrington College (Formerly Apollo College).

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