Nursing School Programs

Pensacola Junior College has received a grant from several partners and is expanding a number of its programs. They will be accepting more paramedic to RN students ( a two-year associate’s degree program.)

Recently many paramedic students suffered a big letdown when Florida’s Board of Nursing decided that they were not going to accept the Excelsior online Paramedic to RN program  - even while some students were halfway or all the way through the program.  However, Pensacola Junior College is just one of many community colleges in the State of Florida which offer state accredited paramedic to Rn programs - so there’s no reason to give up.

And here’s an exciting option that we haven’t come across before: CNA to LPN! Apparently it’s a brand new program, and 60 students will be enrolled. Check out the information at the Florida Center for Nursing Webpage, which also has information about other Florida schools which have recently received various nursing grants.

As the nursing shortage grows worse, many nursing schools are offering Paramedic to ADN programs. These nursing school programs can be found at online nursing schools, community colleges, and other types of schools.

In some cases these nursing school programs are available to people with other health-related degrees or certificates, such as respiratory therapists.

It is VERY important to make sure that you check with your State Board of Nursing before you enroll in a Paramedic to Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) bridge program.

You must make sure that the program is accredited in your state and that after you complete the program you will be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN in your state. Some states that do accept LPN to RN online programs will not accept online Paramedic to ADN programs, and you do not want to spend your time and your money on an online nursing program, only to find that you have either thrown your time and money away, or you need to move to another state to use your hard-earned expensive online degree.

Some online nursing schools that offer paramedic to Associate’s Degree in Nursing programs are The College Network, University of Phoenix, and Excelsior.

Trinity Valley Community College in Kaufman, Texas, offers a nursing school program for Licensed Vocational Nurses and paramedics to receive an Associate’s Degree in Nursing.

Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, Virginia offers a nursing school program for respiratory therapists and paramedics to receive an Associate’s Degree in Nursing.

Montgomery College in Conroe, Texas offers a nursing school program for paramedics and Licensed Vocational Nurses to receive an Associate’s Degree in Nursing.

Lansing Community College offers a nursing school program for paramedics and Licensed Vocational Nurses to receive an Associate’s Degree in Nursing.

Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida, has a nursing school program for paramedics to receive an Associate’s Degrees in Nursing.