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Admission to the Practical Nursing program at The Center is competitive. It is our goal to graduate students who exhibit distinctive characteristics valued by their community of interest. To accomplish this goal, admission criteria have been developed for each program to provide minimum standards by which applicant suitability may be determined. Often the applicant pool exceeds the maximum number of students admitted into a program. The following contains a brief description of the admission criteria for each program.

Admission Requirements

In order to be considered for admission into the Practical Nursing program, applicants must undertake and meet the following minimum admission criteria:

Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
Submit proof of high school education or its equivalent (as defined by the US Department of Education), or an officially translated and notarized diploma from a foreign school of secondary education. The Center does not offer admission based on Ability to Benefit (ATB).
Meet minimum skill levels in reading and math. These minimum skill levels are assessed through administration of a diagnostic test. The minimum grade is 75.
Submit proof of U.S. citizenship or a green card.
Complete the Application for Admission into the Practical Nursing Program, including, providing appropriate letters of reference.
Participate in interviews with administration and/or faculty members and obtain a recommendation for admission, based on information received during the application process.
Present evidence of good physical health (including a physical examination from the past six months) and documentation of fitness to work in health care.
Present proof of current Mantoux test, Tetanus, Hepatitis B (or a waiver), laboratory titer evidence for rubella, varicella and rubeola, and other immunizations.
Satisfactorily pass a background check.
Make an advance program deposit for tuition and fees. The deposit will be applied against the total tuition and fees of the program that is in effect on the date of enrollment.

In addition to the foregoing requirements, applicants must also be able to demonstrate the ability to meet certain minimum technical standards (the “Technical Standards”), including:

Communicate and assimilate information in spoken, printed, signed, and electronic format.
Gather, analyze and draw conclusions from data.
Stand for a minimum of two hours.
Walk for a minimum of six hours, not necessarily consecutively.
Stoop, bend and twist for a minimum of thirty minutes at a time and be able to repeat this activity at frequent intervals.
Lift a 40-pound person or assist with a larger person and transfer the person from one location to another.
Determine by touch: hotness/coldness/wetness/dryness, hardness/softness.
Have the muscle dexterity necessary to do such tasks as gloving, gowning, and operating controls on equipment.
Respond to spoken words and call bells.
Monitor signals from vital sign assessment equipment.
Identify behaviors that would endanger a person’s life or safety and intervene quickly in a crisis situation with appropriate solution.
Remain calm, rational, decisive, and in control at all times.
Exhibit social skills appropriate to professional interactions.
Maintain cleanliness and personal grooming consistent with close personal contact.
Function without causing harm to self or others if under the influence of prescription or over-the-counter medications.

The foregoing technical standards must be met with or without accommodations. The Center complies with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and will make reasonable accommodations for an applicant with a disability that is otherwise qualified.

*Meeting the minimum criteria for admission does not guarantee admission to the practical nursing program. The Center may require applicants to successfully complete or meet other conditions prior to acceptance into the practical nursing program

Admission Process

Applicants are accepted into the Practical Nursing program based on, among other things, their application responses, references, interview results, entrance and critical thinking exam results, grades in prerequisite courses and other factors. Applicants are notified as to their status (acceptance or denial into program) by letter. The number of accepted applicants does vary from year to year. Meeting the minimum criteria for admission does not guarantee admission into the Practical Nursing program. The Center may require applicants to successfully complete or meet other conditions prior to acceptance into the Practical Nursing program. These other conditions include, but are not limited to:

Payment of the registration, enrollment and background check fees;
Payment of program deposit fees;
Making arrangements for the payment of tuition and associated program fees;
Execution of an Enrollment Agreement;
Determination of sequence of courses;
Attendance at a comprehensive orientation session.

Financial Aid

The Ewing campus is approved to offer federal financial assistance to those who qualify. Please contact the financial aid office to obtain additional information. In addition, the federal government has developed a template for calucalting the net price of attending any institution. You can copy and past the following link in your browser:

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Other Information

Students wishing to obtain additional information from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Center, including student activities offerred, career and placement services and other policies should copy and paste the following link in their brower: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=NJ&l=13&ic=2+3&pg=2&id=455196