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NURSING PROGRAM ACCREDITATIONS:

The Cerritos College Nursing Program is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing

California Board of Registered Nursing
P.O. Box  944210
Sacramento, CA  94244-21100
Phone:  (916) 322-3350

The Cerritos College Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3343 Peachtree Road NE,  Suite  850
Atlanta,  Georgia  30326
Phone:  (404) 975-5000

ABOUT THE NURSING PROGRAM:

• NURSING PROGRAM ADMISSION OPTIONS :
  • "Option A" - Associate in Arts Degree
  • "Option B" -LPT-ADN Mobility Program
  • "Option C" -LVN-ADN Mobility Program
  • "Option D" -LVN 30 Unit Option
  • "Option E" -Transfer and Challenge
  • "Option F" -Board of Registered Nursing Referral
  • For "Options C and D" - Work Verification Form  

 

*Applicants for the 2020-2021 Application Cycle need to reference the Fall 2019 Nursing Information Packet and must utilize the revised Option A Application (2020-2021 Cycle). (not the 2019-2020application)

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*PLEASE NOTE: NEW APPLICATION / ADMISSION PROCESS - effective January 2019

*For OPTION A students only

The Cerritos College Nursing Program accepts applications once a year, from January 1 - March 15th, for the following academic year.   Applications for the 2020 - 2021 academic year will be accepted beginning in January 2020.  The nursing program will be utilizing a Blended Admission Process using a combination of: 1) Multiselective Criterion Admission Process  and 2) Random Selection (Lottery) (began with the January 2019 application period). 

All applicants will be given points according the Multiselective Criterion Tool.  The program will configure the points for all applicants and the first 50% of admission seats for the 2020-2021 academic year will be filled with the top point applicants.  The remaining applicants will be placed into a random selection process (lottery) and the next 50% of admission seats will be filled with the top students in the random selection.

The Multiselective Criterion Admission Process (for Option A Applications) will take into consideration the following:

1. Grade Point Average (overall and in the sciences)
2. Previous Academic Degree
3. Recency of Prerequisites
4. TEAS Scores
5. Relevant Healthcare Experience
6. Volunteer Hours
7. Life Experiences
8. Veteran Status
9. Second Languages