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Education Opportunities

Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing School/Program
Hospital Schools of Nursing
RN Associate Degree Program
RN Baccalaureate Program
Masters Entry Level Program, RN, MSN

Illinois Approved Nursing Education Program Pass Rates - Last 5 Years

LPN Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11
ADN Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11
BACC Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11
HOSP / Master's Entry Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11

Other Post-Licensure Programs

RN Baccalaureate-Completion Programs Public Universities
RN Baccalaureate-Completion Programs Private Universities

Graduate Education Programs - Public Universities
Graduate Education Programs - Private Universities
Graduate Education Programs - Nurse Anesthesia Programs

Nursing Practice Update Courses

Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Correspondence Courses Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/RN
Remedial Courses

Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing School/Program

Program	City
All American Nursing School	Alsip
Ambria College of Nursing	Hoffman Estates
Americare Technical School	Chicago
ATS Institute of Technology	Chicago
Beck Area Vocational Ctr	Redbud
Black Hawk College	Moline
CAAN, Coalition of African American Nurses, Inc.	Olympia Fields
CALC Institute of Technology	Alton
Capital Area School of Practical Nursing	Springfield
Carl Sandburg College	Galesburg
CCC-Malcolm X College	Chicago
CCC-Wilbur Wright College	Chicago
Chicago Public Schools	Chicago
CMK Healthcare	Glendale Heights
College of DuPage	DuPage
Danville Area Community College	Danville
Elgin Community College	Elgin
Great Paragon Healthcare, Inc.	Chicago
Heartland Community College	Normal
Highland Community College	Freeport
Illinois Central College	East Peoria
Illinois College of Nursing	Lombard
Illinois Eastern Community College of Nursing	Olney
Illinois Valley Community College	Oglesby
International Career Institute	Lincolnwood
J. Renee Career Facilitation, Inc.	Crystal Lake
John A Logan Community College	Carterville
John Wood Community College	Quincy
Joliet Junior College	Joliet
Kankakee Community College	Kankakee
Kaskaskia College	Centralia
Kishwaukee College	Malta
Lake Land College	Mattoon
Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield
Morraine Valley Community College	Palos Hills
Morton College	Cicero
Northbrook College of Health Care	Wheeling
Northwestern Inst. of Health & Tech	Chicago
Oakton Community College	Des Plaines
Omega/American Hope Institute	Rosemont
Parkland College	Champaign
PCCTI-PC Center Training Institute	Oak Brook
Rend Lake College	Ina
Richland Community College-AD	Decatur
Rock Valley College	Rockford
Sauk Valley College	Dixon
Shawnee Community College	Ullin
South Suburban College	South Holland
Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg
Spoon River College	Canton
Triton Community College	River Grove
William Rainey Harper College	Palatine

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Hospital Schools of Nursing

Program	City
Graham Hospital School of Nursing	Canton

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RN Associate Degree Program

Program	City
Ambria College of Nursing	Hoffman Estates
Black Hawk College	Moline
Carl Sandburg College	Galesburg
CCC-Malcolm X College	Chicago
CCC-Richard J Daley College	Chicago
CCC-Truman College	Chicago
CCC-Wilbur Wright College	Chicago
College of DuPage	Glen Ellyn
College of Lake County	Grayslake
Danville Area Community College	Danville
Elgin Community College	Elgin
Heartland Community College	Normal
Highland Community College	Freeport
Illinois Central College	East Peoria
IL Eastern Community College-AD	Olney
Illinois Valley Community College	Olglesby
ITT Technical Institute	Orland Park
John A Logan College	Carterville
John Wood Community College	Quincy
Joliet Junior College	Joliet
Kankakee Community College	Kankakee
Kaskaskia College	Centralia
Kishwaukee College	Malta
Lake Land College	Mattoon
Lewis & Clark Community College	Godfrey
Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield
McHenry County College	Crystal Lake
Morraine Valley Community College	Palos Hills
Morton College	Cicero
Northwestern College	Bridgeview
Oakton Community College	Des Plaines
Parkland College	Champaign
Prairie State College	Chicago Hghts
Rasmussen College	Rockford, Romeoville/Joliet
Rend Lake College	Ina
Richland Community College	Decatur
Robert Morris University	Chicago
Rock Valley College	Rockford
Sauk Valley College	Dixon
Shawnee College	Ullin
Southwestern Illinois College Belleville	Belleville
South Suburban College	South Holland
Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg
Spoon River College	Canton
Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences-AD	Rock Island
Triton Community College	River Grove
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove
William Rainey Harper College	Palatine

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RN Baccalaureate Program

Program	City
Aurora University	Aurora
Blessing-Rieman Cllg/Culver Stockton Cllg *ACCL	Quincy
Bradley University *ACCL	Peoria
Chamberlain College of Nursing	Addison
Chicago State University	Chicago
Elmhurst College	Elmhurst
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington
Lakeview College of Nursing	Danville
Lewis University *ACCL	Romeoville
Loyola University *ACCL	Chicago
Mac Murray College, Division of Nursing	Jacksonville
Mennonite College of Nursing at ISU *ACCL	Normal
Methodist College of Nursing *ACCL	Peoria
Millikin University	Decatur
North Park University	Chicago
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais
Resurrection University *ACCL	Chicago
Rockford College	Rockford
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville *ACCL	Edwardsville
St. Anthony College of NRSG-DE	Rockford
St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Peoria
St. John’s College, Department of Nursing	Springfield
St. Xavier University-DE	Chicago
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights
Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences *ACCL	Rock Island
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago
University of St. Francis, Leach College of Nursing	Joliet
Western Illinois University	Macomb
* ACCL = Accelerated RN Baccalaureate Program: one of the admission criteria into this program is a baccalaureate or higher degree in another discipline. * Please note: the RN Baccalaureate Programs listed above with “*ACCL” also have a generic/undergraduate RN program.

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Masters Entry Level Program, RN, MSN

Program	City
DePaul University	Chicago
Milikin University	Decatur
Rush University	Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago

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Other Post-Licensure Programs

The State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation does not regulate or give approval for these types of programs

RN Baccalaureate-Completion Programs Public Universities

Program	City
Eastern Illinois University	Charleston
Governors State University	University Park
Mennonite College of Nursing at IL State University	Normal
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago
Western Illinois University School of Nursing	Macomb
RN Post-licensure Nursing Certificate Programs

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RN Baccalaureate-Completion Programs Private Universities

Program	City
Aurora University	Aurora
Benedictine University	Lisle
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing	Quincy
Chamberlain College of Nursing	Addison
Concordia University	River Forest
Elmhurst College	Elmhurst
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, FL
Kaplan University	Washington D.C.
Lakeview College of Nursing	Danville
Lewis University	Romeoville
Loyola University	Chicago
MacMurray College	Jacksonville
McKendree University	Lebanon
Methodist College of Nursing	Peoria
Millikin University	Decatur
North Park University	Chicago
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais
Rasmussen College	Aurora, Mokena/Tinley Park, Rockford, Romeoville/Joliet
Resurrection University	Chicago
St. Anthony College of NRSG-DE	Rockford/Freeport
St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Peoria
St. John’s College, Department of Nursing	Springfield
St. Xavier University - DE	Chicago
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights
Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Rock Island
University of St. Francis, Leach College of Nursing	Joliet
Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania
Wheaton College	Wheaton
RN Post-licensure Nursing Certificate Programs

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Graduate Education Programs - Public Universities

Program	City
Governors State University (MSN, DNP)	University Park
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University (MSN, Ph.D. in Nursing)	Normal
Northern Illinois University (MS - Major in Nursing)	DeKalb
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (MSN, DNP)	Edwardsville
University of Illinois at Chicago (MSN, DNP, PhD in Nursing)	Chicago
Types of MSN programs

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Graduate Education Programs - Private Universities

Program	City
Aurora University (MSN)	Aurora
Benedictine University (MSN)	Lisle
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing (MSN)	Quincy
Bradley University (MSN)	Peoria
Chamberlain College of Nursing (MSN)	Addison
DePaul University (MSN, DNP)	Chicago
Elmhurst College (MSN)	Elmhurst
Lewis University (MSN, DNP)	Romeoville/Fox Valley Region
Loyola University (MSN, DNP, PhD in Nursing)	Chicago
McKendree University (MSN)	Lebanon
Millikin University (MSN)	Decatur
North Park University (MSN)	Chicago
Olivet Nazarene University (MSN)	Bourbonnais
RUSH University (MSN, DNP, PhD in Nursing)	Chicago
Resurrection University (MSN)	Chicago
St. Anthony College of Nursing (MSN)	Rockford
St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (MSN, DNP)	Peoria
St. Xavier University-DE (MSN)	Chicago
University of St. Francis, Leach College of Nursing (MSN, DNP)	Joliet
Types of MSN programs

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Graduate Education Programs - Nurse Anesthesia Programs

Program	City
The Millikin University and Decatur Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program (MSN: Nurse Anesthesia)	Decatur
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Nurse Anesthesia Program (MSN: Nurse Anesthesia)	North Chicago
RUSH University (MSN: Nurse Anesthesia)	Chicago
The School of Nurse Anesthesia, NorthShore University HeatlhSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia/DePaul University (MSN: Nurse Anesthesia)	Evanston
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (MSN: Nurse Anesthesia)	Edwardsville

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Nursing Practice Update Courses

Registered Nurse

Program	City
Black Hawk College	Moline
College of Dupage	Glen Ellyn
College of Lake County	Grayslake
Illinois Central College, Peoria Campus	Peoria
Moraine Valley Community College	Palos Hill
Oakton Community College	Des Plaines
Parkland College	Champaign
Saint Xavier University School of Nursing	Chicago
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove
William R. Harper College	Palatine

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Licensed Practical Nurse

Program	City
Illinois Central College Peoria	Peoria
Innovative Academic Solutions	Clearwater, FL
Kaskaskia College	Centralia
Parkland College	Champaign

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Correspondance Courses Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/RN

Program	City
North Dakota Nurses Association	Bismark
South Dakota State University	Brookings

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Remedial Courses

Program	City
Registered Nurse
Oakton Community College	Des Plaines
South Suburban College	South Holland

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Illinois Approved Nursing Education Program Pass Rates - Last 5 Years

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Illinois Approved Nursing Education Program Pass Rates - Last 5 Years	PDF

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LPN Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11

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LPN Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11	PDF

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ADN Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11

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ADN Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11	PDF

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BACC Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11

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BACC Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11	PDF

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HOSP / Master's Entry Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11

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HOSP / Master's Entry Admission / Graduation Data FY 09,10,11	PDF

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