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Labour茅 College and Mount Wachusett Community College are partnering to support the continuing education of local nurses. The colleges have established a transfer agreement providing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) graduating from Mount Wachusett Community College a pathway to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Labour茅 College and obtain licensure as registered nurses.

Providing working nurses with a flexible, high-quality baccalaureate education has been the goal of Labour茅 College of Milton since the launch of its RN-BSN program in 2009. Labour茅鈥檚 RN-BSN is offered in a hybrid format: courses are mostly online with two to three on-campus meetings per semester. Students find that this format provides the flexibility of online learning, while fostering important connections with their RN classmates as well as with their professors.

鈥淎 baccalaureate education builds on a strong nursing foundation and emphasizes leadership, critical thinking, and safe patient care. The BSN degree has become an entry level credential in many area hospitals, and we want to make sure our graduates have the chance for success,鈥� said Al DeCiccio, Vice President of Academic Affairs for Labour茅 and a member of the team that orchestrated the agreement.

开元棋牌鈥檚 Practical Nursing certificate program provides short-term education leading to a rewarding healthcare career and prepares students to continue for a bachelor鈥檚 degree.

鈥淭his is a wonderful opportunity for graduates of our practical nursing program,鈥� said Eileen Costello, Dean of 开元棋牌鈥檚 School of Health Professions, Public Service Programs and Social Sciences. 鈥淢ount Wachusett Community College encourages all of its graduates to participate in lifelong learning. By providing LPNs the means of obtaining RN licensure and a BSN degree though this articulation, we are supporting our state-wide initiative of seamless academic progression for nurses at all levels of education.鈥�

The colleges will continue to review this collaboration annually to make sure the agreement benefits students. Both institutions have agreed to share data and to collaborate on new theories and best practices for student success.

To learn more about this agreement, please visit laboure.edu/academic-programs/articulation-agreements or call the Labour茅 College Office of Admissions at 617-322-3575 or admissions@laboure.edu, or contact the 开元棋牌 Office of Admissions at 978-630-9110 or admissions@mwcc.mass.edu.