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2026-2027 Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Catalog

Associate Degree Nursing


Associate Degree Nursing

Beatrice and Lincoln Campuses

Program Overview

This program prepares students with the essential concepts, principles, skills, and professional attitudes required to become registered nurses who provide care across the lifespan.

Types of Jobs Available

Associate degree nursing graduates, when licensed as registered nurses, work in a variety of settings, including acute care, surgery centers, clinics, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and home health care.

Graduation meets one eligibility requirement for application to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Graduates must pass the NCLEX-RN to obtain a license as a Registered Nurse. Program graduates work in healthcare facilities throughout Nebraska and the United States. Many graduates have continued their education and are on the way to earning a bachelor or master degree.

For more information contact:

https://www.southeast.edu/advising/

College Admissions Office
Lincoln 402-437-2600, 800-642-4075 ext. 2600

or Ashley Fritz, Program Chair
402-437-2730, 800-642-4075 ext. 2730
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or Kris Ruiz, Program Chair (Beatrice, Falls City, Milford)
402-228-8264, 800-233-5027 ext. 1264
kruiz@southeast.edu

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Ste. 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, Phone 404-975- 5000, www.acenursing.org; and approved by the Nebraska Board of Nursing.

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree Nursing Program is continuing accreditation with conditions.

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