Nursing schools in North Carolina

Browse 176 current public campus profiles representing 257 nursing programs in North Carolina. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) is the largest current pathway grouping at 74 programs; On campus appears on 194 programs.

Reviewed September 2026

Campus profiles: 176
Programs: 257

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

Browse by pathway

Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) 44 programs
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) 74 programs
Traditional BSN 29 programs
Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN 10 programs
Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's 4 programs
LPN-to-RN 45 programs
LPN-to-BSN 2 programs
Paramedic-to-RN 9 programs
Military Medic-to-RN 3 programs
RN-to-BSN 2 programs
Nurse Practitioner 6 programs
Nurse Anesthesia / CRNA 5 programs
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 2 programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 5 programs
Nursing PhD / DNS 2 programs
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate 6 programs
Nursing Education 1 program
Other Graduate Nursing Program 1 program
Other Official Nursing Program 7 programs

Delivery formats

On campus 194 programs
Hybrid 60 programs
Online 3 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

North Carolina Board of Nursing Reviewed September 21, 2026

Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate programs in North Carolina

Showing all 6 current public programs across Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.

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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Post-Graduate APRN Certificate
School
Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
Location
Durham, NC
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Post-Graduate Certificate
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Cardiology Specialty Certificate
School
Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
Location
Durham, NC
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Certificate
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Endocrinology Specialty Certificate
School
Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
Location
Durham, NC
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Certificate
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Orthopedics Specialty Certificate
School
Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
Location
Durham, NC
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Certificate
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Post-DNP Executive Leadership Specialty Certificate
School
Duke University: School of Nursing — Pearson and connected IPEC complex
Location
Durham, NC
Delivery
Hybrid
Program status
Active
Credential: Certificate
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Post-Master's APRN Certificates
School
University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Main Campus — School of Nursing
Location
Charlotte, NC
Delivery
On Campus
Program status
Active
Credential: Post-Master's Certificate
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