Southwestern College

Nursing Program

Southwestern College's nursing program is undergoing a planned transition that will discontinue the prelicensure program (the BSN major) on the Winfield campus in May, 2013.  Therefore, the main campus nursing major will no longer be accepting students.

The college's Professional Studies online RN-BSN program will continue to provide course work for currently licensed RNs who wish to complete their BSN.  Please see www.southwesterncollege.org for Professional Studies nursing program specifics.

The nursing program has enjoyed a quarter century of nursing education excellence, and our graduates continue to provide quality health care regionally and nationally.  However, after careful analysis of the health care education climate and its complexities, the decision was made by the college's Board of Trustees to discontinue the prelicensure program on the main campus at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Because there are more nursing programs per capita in Kansas than in most other states, and because our profession is facing a critical shortage of qualified faculty, the trustees determined that the college's current resources will no longer be able to support the prelicensure program.  Although our current faculty are well qualified, it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit additional faculty for each of the nursing specialty areas.  The Southwestern College nursing program continues to provide a quality educational experience for its students, and our graduates are highly regarded among their employers.  We have enjoyed a 25-year relationship with the Winfield and surrounding communities that has been mutually beneficial.  We are proud of our graduates, numbering nearly 525, and are particularly proud of the excellent nursing care and leadership provided by them at health care facilities in the region.  We are confident they will continue to contribute to the health and well-being of the communities they serve for decades to come. 

We look forward to continuing our relationship with currently-licensed RNs as we work with them to complete their BSN degree through our online RN-BSN program.