HVCC rolling out fast-track path to nursing degree

TROY, N.Y. >> Hudson Valley Community College is rolling out a new fast-track option for its associate degree in Nursing in the summer of 2019.

Recently approved by the State University of New York, the One Year Advanced Placement Nursing option will allow eligible students to begin the Nursing program in the summer, condensing two core clinical nursing courses in the first term. Successful students will complete their studies the following spring.

“This new option meets the needs of our students as well as the needs of the community by providing an option for students who have already completed significant college credit,” college Dean of Health Sciences Dr. Carol Bosco said.

The college plans to start with nine students but hopes to increase that number in subsequent years. The focus will be on admitting students who already have earned a bachelor’s degree in another field but who are seeking a career in nursing.

“There has been a recent influx of students with existing degrees, significant college credit or military experience who are applying to our Nursing A.A.S. program. Since they already have many of the prerequisite courses completed, we were looking to provide these students with an option to complete the program in fewer than the two calendar years currently required,” Department Chairperson Marty Desmond said.