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Southwestern College

Higher Education Center at Otay Mesa — Nursing and Health Occupations

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN)Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN)LPN-to-RN+2 more
Nursing pathways

Programs & Pathways

Explore nursing pathways available through this campus. State approval and programmatic accreditation are shown separately when supported by current public facts. Institutional accreditation is a separate concept and no institutional accreditation status is reported here.

Become a Nurse

3 programs

Associate Degree in Nursing

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Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN)

Program status: Active
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Reviewed

Vocational Nursing — Associate in Science

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Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN)

Program status: Active
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationNot applicable
Reviewed

Vocational Nursing — Certificate of Achievement

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Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN)

Program status: Active
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationNot applicable
Reviewed

Advance Your Nursing Career

3 programs

Vocational Nurse Step-Up — LVN to ADN

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LPN-to-RN

Program status: Active
Credential
Associate in Science in Nursing
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Reviewed

LVN 30-Unit Nondegree Option

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LPN-to-RN

Program status: Active
Credential
No degree; California RN licensure eligibility
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationNot applicable
Reviewed

Military Healthcare Nursing Equivalency / Advanced Placement

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Military Medic-to-RN

Program status: Active
Credential
Associate in Science in Nursing
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Reviewed

Other Nursing Programs

2 programs

Acute Care CNA

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Other Official Nursing Program

Program status: Active
Credential
No degree; formal acute-care CNA course completion
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: California nursing approval authority
Programmatic accreditationNot applicable
Specialty tracks
Reviewed

Operating Room Nursing

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Other Official Nursing Program

Program status: Active
Credential
Certificate of Proficiency in Operating Room Nursing; AORN Periop 101 completion certificate
Delivery
On campus
Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approval not confirmed
Programmatic accreditationNot applicable
Reviewed