Oklahoma Nursing Schools

Eastern Nursing Graduates Earn 90% NCLEX Pass Rate

While the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that in 14 years the United States will have a shortfall of up to one million nurses, Eastern Oklahoma State College Nursing Division Chair says the Wilburton college is doing all it can to help the shortage producing about 35 registered nurses each year.

"We have a great group of nurses each year and have been able to achieve very respectable board of nursing pass rate each year," Nursing Division Chairperson Zella Stone said.

"We just recently received the official statement from the Oklahoma Board of Nursing that our program has a 90 percent pass rate this year on the board exam." After students complete the course work they still have to pass the National Council Licensure Exam before they can practice as a registered nurse.

"Our students' pass rate was above the national and state rates," she said. The Oklahoma overall pass rate was 86.59 percent of students taking the exam with a national percentage rate of 87.29 percent. Stone said Oklahoma has about 12,000 nurses working in hospitals but has nearly 1,200 unfilled hospital nursing positions. She said projections indicate that in six years the Oklahoma shortage will increase to more than 3,000 registered nurses.

"This is a state-wide problem," Stone said. "The only way we can overcome the shortage is to increase the numbers of nurses graduating across the state. And, about the only way we can do that is through increased faculty in the nursing departments."

"Our faculty and students work very hard to achieve success each year. We are continually trying to improve the quality of our program by responding to changes in healthcare and education.

"We have increased the variety and strength of our clinical experiences by adding a clinical preceptorship during the last semester of the program. This allows students to work in clinical areas with registered nurses helping them make a transition into the real world of nursing.

"Students report that a major factor for the high passage rate and success of the program is a result of encouragement to link with one another through the formation of study groups throughout their courses," Stone says.

"We are very proud of our graduates who work as registered nurses throughout the state and region. Many of them are continuing their education to obtain advanced degrees and certification in nursing."

Licensed Practical Nursing Schools in Oklahoma

Autry Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
1201 West Willow Enid, Oklahoma 73703
Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
P O Box 190, Ft. Cobb, OK 73005
Canadian Valley Technology Center - Division of Practical Nursing

• El Reno Campus
  6505 E. Highway 66, El Reno, Oklahoma 73036
• Chickasha Campus
  1401 Michigan Avenue, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018

Central Technology Center School of Practical Nursing

• Drumright Campus
  3 CT Circle, Drumright, OK 74030
• Sapulpa Campus
  1720 S. Main St. Sapulpa, OK 74066

Chisholm Trail Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
RT 1 Box 60, Omega, Oklahoma 73764
Francis Tuttle Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
12777 N. Rockwell Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73142
Gordon Cooper Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
One John C. Bruton Blvd. Shawnee, OK 74804
Great Plains Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing

• Lawton Campus
  4500 West Lee Blvd. Lawton, Oklahoma 73505
• Frederick Campus
  2001 E. Gladstone, Frederick, Oklahoma 73542
• Comanche Nation College Campus
  1608 S.W. 9th. Lawton, Oklahoma 73501

Green Country Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
P. O. Box 1217, 1000 N. Loop 56, Okmulgee, OK 74447
High Plains Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
3921 34th Street, Woodward, Oklahoma 73801
Indian Capital Technology Center School of Practical Nursing

• Muskogee Campus
  2403 N. 41 St. East,Muskogee, Oklahoma 74403
• Sallisaw Campus
  HC 61 Box 12, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955
• Stilwell Campus
  P O Box 192, Stilwell, Oklahoma 74960
• Tahlequah Campus
  Rt 2 Box 1800, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465

Kiamichi Technology Center School of Practical Nursing

• Atoka Campus
  Hwy 3 West, Atoka, OK 74526
• Durant Campus
  810 Waldron Road, Durant, Oklahoma 74702
• Hugo Campus
  107 South Fifth, Hugo, Oklahoma 74743
• McAlester Campus
  301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74502
• Idabel Campus (McCurtain)
  Hwy 70 - 3 miles North, Idabel, OK 74745
• Poteau Campus
  1509 South McKenna, Poteau, Oklahoma 74953
• Stigler Campus
  1410 Old Military Road, Stigler, OK 74462
• Talihina Campus
  Hwy 63 A, Talihina, Oklahoma 74571

Meridian Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
1312 South Sangre Road, Stillwater, OK 74074
Metro Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
1720 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73111-5296
Mid-America Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
P O Box H. Wayne, Oklahoma 73095
Mid-Del Lewis Eubanks Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
1621 Maple Drive, Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
Moore-Norman Technology Center Practical Nursing Program
4701 12th Avenue, Norman, OK 73069

Northeast Technology Center School of Practical Nursing

• Pryor Division
  P.O. Box 825, Pryor, Oklahoma 74362
• Afton Division
  P. O. Box 219, Afton, Oklahoma 74331
• Kansas Division
  P. O. Box 30, Kansas, Oklahoma 74347

Pioneer Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
2101 N. Ash Street, Ponca City, OK 74601
Platt College - Oklahoma Metro School of Practical Nursing

• Central Campus
  309 S. Ann Arbor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73128
• Moore Campus
  1939 N. Moore Ave. Moore, Oklahoma 73160

Platt College - Tulsa School of Practical Nursing
3801 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, OK 74145-6502

Platt College - Lawton Practical Nursing Program
1112 S.W. 11th Street, Lawton, OK 73501
Pontotoc Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
601 W. 33rd. Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Red River Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
P O Box 1807, Duncan, Oklahoma 73534
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
2610 Sam Noble Parkway,Ardmore, OK 73401
Southwest Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
711 W. Tamarack Road, Altus, Oklahoma 73522
Tri-County Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
6101 Nowata Rd. Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74006
Tulsa Technology Center School of Practical Nursing

• Joe W. Lemley Campus
  3420 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145
• St. Francis Hospital Campus
  6161 S. Yale Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
• St. John's Medical Center Campus
  1923 S. Utica Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104
• Hillcrest Medical Center Campus
  1120 S. Utica Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104

Western Technology Center Division of Practical Nursing
P O Box 621, 621 Sooner Dr. Burns Flat, OK 73624
Wes Watkins Technology Center School of Practical Nursing
Route 2 Box 159-1, Wetumka, Oklahoma 74883

Oklahoma Registered Nurse Programs - ADN Programs

Bacone College Billie R. Tower Nursing Program
2299 Old Bacone Road, Muskogee, OK 74403
Carl Albert State College Department of Nursing

• Poteau Campus
  1507 S. McKenna, Poteau, OK 74953
• Sallisaw Campus
  1601 Opdyke, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Connors State College Department of Nursing

• Warner Campus
  Route 1, Box 1000, Warner, Oklahoma 74469
• Muskogee Campus
  2501 N. 41 st . St. East, Muskogee, OK 74403

Eastern Oklahoma State College Department of Nursing

• Wilburton Campus
  1301 West Main, Wilburton, Oklahoma 74578
• Idabel Campus McCurtain County Higher Education Center
  Route 3, Box 178, Idabel, Oklahoma 74745

Murray State College Department of Nursing
Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460-9739
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Department of Nursing
200 I Street N.E. Miami, OK 74354
Northern Oklahoma College Division of Nursing

• Tonkawa Campus
  P O Box 310, 1220 E. Grand, Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653
• Enid Campus 100 S. University
  P O Box 2300, Enid, Oklahoma 73702
• Stillwater Campus Stillwater Medical Center
  1323 W. 6th Box 2408, Stillwater, OK 74076

Oklahoma City Community College School of Nursing
7777 S. May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73159
Oklahoma State University Nurse Science Department

• OSU-Oklahoma City
  900 N. Portland, Oklahoma City, OK 73107
• Goodwell Campus
  P O Box 430, Goodwell, Oklahoma 73939

Oklahoma State University - Okmulgee
1801 East 4th Street, Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447
Platt College Oklahoma City Nursing Program
2727 W. Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
Platt College - Tulsa
3801 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145
Redlands Community College - Department of Nursing

• El Reno Campus
  1300 S. Country Club Rd. El Reno, Oklahoma 73036
• Mercy Health Center
  4300 W. Memorial Rd. Oklahoma City, OK 73120
• OU Medical Center Campus
  1200 Everett Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

Rogers State University Department of Nursing
1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. Claremore, OK 74017
Rose State College Nursing Science Program

• Midwest City Campus
  6420 SE 15 th Street, Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
• Internet-Based Campus
  6420 SE 15 th Street, Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110

Seminole State College Division of Nursing
P O Box 351, 2701 Boren St. Seminole, OK 74818
Tulsa Community College Division of Nursing
909 South Boston Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119

Western Oklahoma State College - Department of Nursing

• Altus Campus
• 2801 N. Main, Altus, Oklahoma 73521
• Duncan Campus Duncan Regional Hospital
  PO Box 2000, Duncan, Oklahoma 73534
• Elk City Campus WOSC-Elk City
  1301 S. Main St. Elk City, Oklahoma 73644
• Lawton Campus
  2800 W. Gore Blvd. Lawton, Oklahoma 73502

Oklahoma Registered Nurse BSN Programs

East Central University - Department of Nursing

• Ada Campus
  1000 E. 14 th. Ada, OK 74820
• Durant Campus Southeastern Oklahoma State University
  Box 4008, Durant, Oklahoma 74701

Langston University School of Nursing

• Langston Campus
  P O Box 907, Langston, Oklahoma 73050
• Tulsa Campus Langston University
  700 N. Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74160

Northwestern Oklahoma State University - School of Nursing

• Alva Campus
  709 Oklahoma Blvd. Alva, Oklahoma 73717
• Enid Campus
  2929 E. Randolph, Enid, Oklahoma 73701

Oklahoma Baptist University - School of Nursing
500 W. University, Box 61805, Shawnee, OK 74804
Oklahoma Christian University - Department of Nursing
PO Box 11000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73136
Oklahoma City University - Kramer School of Nursing
2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Oklahoma Wesleyan University - Division of Nursing
2201 Silver Lake Road, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74006
Oral Roberts University - Anna Vaughn School of Nursing
7777 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171
Southern Nazarene University - School of Nursing
6729 NW 39 th Expressway, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008
Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Division of Nursing
100 Campus Drive, Weatherford, Oklahoma 73069
University of Central Oklahoma - Department of Nursing
100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034
University of Oklahoma - College of Nursing

• Oklahoma City Campus Health Sciences Center
  P O Box 26901, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190
• Tulsa Campus Schusterman Center
  4502 E. 41st. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
• Lawton Campus Cameron University Nancy Boyer West #212
  2800 W. Gore, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505
• Online Program Health Sciences Center
  P O Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190

The University of Tulsa -School of Nursing
600 South College Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104

The following programs admit only registered nurses to upper division courses and grant a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN)

Bacone College RN-BSN Program
2299 Old Bacone Rd. Muskogee, Oklahoma 74403
Northeastern State University Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 430, Muskogee, Oklahoma 74402
Oklahoma Panhandle State University Department of Nursing
P O Box 430, Goodwell, Oklahoma 73939

Nursing Resources

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service.

For information on a career as a registered nurse and nursing education visit the National League for Nursing. For information on nursing career options, financial aid, and listings of BSN, graduate, and accelerated nursing programs visit the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. For additional information on registered nurses, including credentialing visit the American Nurses Association.

For information about accredited clinical nurse specialist programs, visit the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. For information on nursing schools and lists of accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites: Nursing Schools in Nebraska, Arkansas Nursing Programs , Nursing Schools in Iowa and Nursing Programs in Kansas.

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