Associate Degree

A nursing program leading to an associate degree is generally 2 years in length and is offered by a college that awards associate and/or applied science degrees. The nursing curriculum includes classroom and clinical experiences for patients across the lifespan in hospital, long term care, and community settings. The program prepares a minimal competent, independent nursing practitioner for these settings.

Graduates of approved associate/applied science programs earn a college degree and are eligible to apply to take NCLEX-RN. A Registered Nurse license is awarded upon successful "Pass" on NCLEX and satisfaction of other licensure requirements.

Access program information by selecting one of the following. Detailed information will be given about each program.

• Alamance Community College - Graham - Full Approval

  1247 Jimmie Kerr Rd.
  Graham, NC 27253 

  Phone: (336) 506-4180

  Website: Alamance Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 110 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College - Asheville - Full Approval

  340 Victoria Rd.
  Asheville, NC 28801 

  Phone: (828) 254-1921 ext. 262

  Website: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 280 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Beaufort County Community College - Washington - Full Approval

  5337 Hwy. 264 E.
  Washington, NC 27889 

  Phone: (252) 940-6205

  Website: Beaufort County Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters; Four (4) semesters advance placement Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse

• Bladen Community College - Dublin - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 266
  Dublin, NC 28332 

  Phone: (910) 879-5632

  Website: Bladen Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 70 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Blue Ridge Community College - Flat Rock - Full Approval

  180 W. Campus Dr.
  Flat Rock, NC 28731 

  Phone: (828) 694-1825

  Website: Blue Ridge Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 148 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Brunswick Community College - Supply - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 30
  Supply, NC 28462 

  Phone: (910) 755-8510

  Website: Brunswick Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 100 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences - Concord - Full Approval

  401 Medical Park Dr.
  Concord, NC 28025 

  Phone: (704) 403-1751

  Website: Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

  Max No. of Approved Students: 250 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Two (2) years

• Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute - Hudson - Full Approval

  2855 Hickory Blvd.
  Hudson, NC 28638

  Phone: (828) 726-2358

  Website: Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute

  Max No. of Approved Students: 116

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington - Full Approval

  411 N. Front St.
  Wilmington, NC 28401

  Phone: (910) 362-7085

  Website: Cape Fear Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 260

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Carolinas College of Health Sciences - Charlotte - Full Approval

  2110 Water Ridge Parkway
  Charlotte, NC 28217

  Phone: (704) 355-0368

  Website: Carolinas College of Health Sciences

  Max No. of Approved Students: 300 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters; One (1) Summer term 

• Carteret Community College - Morehead City - Full Approval

  3505 Arendell St.
  Moorehead City, NC 28557 

  Phone: (252) 222-6112

  Website: Carteret Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 50 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Catawba Valley Community College - Hickory - Full Approval

  2550 Hwy. 70 SE.
  Hickory, NC 28602

  Phone: (828) 327-7000 ext. 4344

  Website: Catawba Valley Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 165 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters; Evening option - Seven (7) semesters 

• Central Carolina Community College - Sanford - Full Approval

  1105 Kelly Dr.
  Sanford, NC 27330 

  Phone: (919) 718-7390

  Website: Central Carolina Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Central Piedmont Community College - Charlotte - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 35009
  Charlotte, NC 28235

  Phone: (704) 330-6451

  Website: Central Piedmont Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 200 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters

• Cleveland Community College – Shelby – Initial Approval

  137 S. Post Rd.
  Shelby, NC 28512

  Phone: (704) 669-4075

  Website: Cleveland Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Coastal Carolina Community College - Jacksonville - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  444 Western Blvd.
  Jacksonville, NC 28546

  Phone: (910) 938-6273

  Website: Coastal Carolina Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 70 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four and a half (4-½) semesters

• College of The Albemarle - Elizabeth City - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 2327
  Elizabeth City, NC 27906

  Website: College of The Albemarle

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Craven Community College - New Bern - Full Approval

  800 College Court
  New Bern, NC 28562 

  Phone: (252) 638-7346

  Website: Craven Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 144 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Davidson-Davie Community College - Lexington - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  P. O. Box 1287
  Lexington, NC 27293

  Phone: (336) 249-8186

  Website: Davidson-Davie Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 140 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Durham Technical Community College - Durham - Full Approval

  1637 Lawson St.
  Durham, NC 27703 

  Phone: (919) 539-7200 ext. 8101

  Website: Durham Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 150 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• ECPI University - Charlotte - Full Approval

  4800 Airport Center Pkwy.
  Charlotte, NC 28208 

  Phone: (866) 708-6167 ext. 66288

  Website: ECPI University

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• ECPI University - Raleigh - Full Approval

  4101 Doie Cope Rd.
  Raleigh, NC 27613 

  Phone: (919) 571-0057

  Website: ECPI University

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Edgecombe Community College - Rocky Mount - Full Approval

  225 Tarboro St.
  Rocky Mount, NC 27801 

  Phone: (252) 823-5166 ext. 526

  Website: Edgecombe Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Fayetteville Technical Community College - Fayetteville - Full Approval

  2201 Hull Rd.
  Fayetteville, NC 28303

  Phone: (910) 678-8482

  Website: Fayetteville Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 280 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters; Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Placement 

• Foothills Nursing Consortium - Spindale - Full Approval

  Physical Address:
  Rutherford Learning Center
  134 Maple St.
  Rutherfordton, NC 28139 

  Mailing Address:
  P. O. Box 804
  Spindale, NC 28160 

  Phone: (828) 395-1741

  Website: Foothills Nursing Consortium

  Max No. of Approved Students: 180 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

  Cooperating Institutions: Cleveland Community College, Shelby, NC; Isothermal Community College, Spindale, NC; McDowell Technical Community College, Marion, NC 

• Forsyth Technical Community College - Winston-Salem - Full Approval

  2100 Silas Creek Pkwy.
  Winston-Salem, NC 27103 

  Phone: (336) 734-7582

  Website: Forsyth Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 328 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters; Evening-Weekend option for Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse only 

• Gardner-Webb University - Boiling Springs - Full Approval

  Elliott Hall, Main St.
  Boiling Springs, NC 28017 

  Phone: (704) 406-4361

  Website: Gardner-Webb University

  Max No. of Approved Students: 100

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters

• Gaston College - Dallas - Full Approval

  201 Hwy. 321 S.
  Dallas, NC 28034

  Phone: (704) 922-6371

  Website: Gaston College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 140 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Guilford Technical Community College - Jamestown - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 309
  Jamestown, NC 27382 

  Phone: (336) 334-4822 ext. 50426

  Website: Guilford Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 220 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Halifax Community College - Weldon - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  P. O. Drawer 809
  Weldon, NC 27890 

  Phone: (252) 536-6348

  Website: Halifax Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 86 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Isothermal Community College - Spindale - Initial Approval

  286 ICC Loop Road
  Spindale, NC 28160

  Phone: (828) 286-3636

  Website: Isothermal Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• James Sprunt Community College - Kenansville - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 398
  Kenansville, NC 28349 

  Phone: (910) 296-2450

  Website: James Sprunt Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Johnston Community College - Smithfield - Full Approval

  254 College Rd.
  Smithfield, NC 27577

  Phone: (919) 209-2033

  Website: Johnston Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 125 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters beginning Fall 2014

• Lenoir Community College - Kinston - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 188
  Kinston, NC 28502

  Phone: (252) 527-6223 ext. 806

  Website: Lenoir Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• McDowell Technical Community College - Marion - Initial Approval

  54 College Drive
  Marion, NC 28752

  Phone: (828) 652-6021

  Website: McDowell Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 48

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Mayland Community College - Spruce Pine - Full Approval

  200 Maryland Dr.
  Spruce Pine, NC 28777

  Phone: (828) 766-1350

  Website: Mayland Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Mitchell Community College - Statesville - Full Approval

  500 W. Broad St.
  Statesville, NC 28677

  Phone: (704) 878-3302

  Website: Mitchell Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters

• Montogmery Community College – Troy – Initial Approval

  101 Page St.
  Troy, NC 27371

  Phone: (910) 898-9600

  Website: Montogmery Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 30 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Nash Community College - Rocky Mount - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  Physical Address
  522 N. Old Cariage Rd.
  Rocky Mount, NC 27804

  Mailing Address:
  P. O. Box 7488
  Rocky Mount, NC 27804

  Phone: (252) 451-8211

  Website: Nash Community Colleg

  Max No. of Approved Students: 100 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Piedmont Community College - Roxboro - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 1197
  Roxboro, NC 27573

  Phone: (336) 599-1181

  Website: Piedmont Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 89 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Pitt Community College - Greenville - Full Approval

  Hwy. 11 S.
  Greenville, NC 27835

  Phone: (252) 493-7474

  Website: Pitt Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 300

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Randolph Community College - Asheboro - Full Approval

  629 Industrial Park Dr.
  Asheboro, NC 27205 

  Phone: (336-633-0209

  Website: Randolph Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Region A Nursing Consortium - Clyde - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  185 Freedlander Dr.
  Clyde, NC 28721

  Phone: (828) 627-4652

  Max No. of Approved Students: 172 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Richmond Community College - Hamlet - Full Approval

  1042 W. Hamlet Ave.
  Hamlet, NC 28345 

  Phone: (910) 410-1876

  Website: Richmond Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 142 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Roanoke-Chowan Community College - Ahoskie - Full Approval

  109 Community College Rd.
  Ahoskie, NC 27910 

  Phone: (252) 862-1327

  Website: Roanoke-Chowan Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 60 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters

• Robeson Community College - Lumberton - Full Approval

  5160 Fayetteville Rd.
  Lumberton, NC 28360 

  Phone: (910) 272-3398

  Website: Robeson Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Rockingham Community College - Wentworth - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 38
  Wentworth, NC 27375

  Phone: (336) 342-4261

  Website: Rockingham Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 75 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College - Kannapolis - Full Approval

  North Carolina Research Campus
  399 Biotechnoogy Lane
  Kannapolis, NC 28081 

  Phone: (704) 216-3701

  Website: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 200 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Sampson Community College - Clinton - Full Approval

  1801 Sunset Ave.
  Clinton, NC 28328 

  Phone: (919) 592-8081 Ext. 6508

  Website: Sampson Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 105 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Sandhills Community College - Pinehurst - Full Approval

  3395 Airport Rd.
  Pinehurst, NC 28374 

  Phone: (910) 695-3924

  Website: Sandhills Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 140 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• South Piedmont Community College - Monroe - Full Approval

  P. O. Box 5041
  Monroe, NC 28111

  Phone: (704) 290-5281

  Website: South Piedmont Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 160 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters

• Southeastern Community College - Whiteville - Full Approval

  4564 Chadbourn Hwy.
  Whiteville, NC 28472 

  Phone: (910) 642-7141 ext. 293

  Website: Southeastern Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 140 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Southwestern Community College - Sylva - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  447 College Dr.
  Sylva, NC 28779 

  Phone: (828) 586-4091 ext. 307

  Website: Southwestern Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 80 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Stanly Community College - Albermarle - Full Approval

  141 College Dr.
  Albemarle, NC 28001 

  Phone: (704) 991-0159

  Website: Stanly Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 108 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Surry Community College - Dobson - Full Approval

  630 S. Main St.
  Dobson, NC 27017 

  Phone: (336) 386-3368

  Website: Surry Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 190 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Vance-Granville Community College - Henderson - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  P. O. Box 917
  Henderson, NC 27536 

  Phone: (252) 738-3457

  Website: Vance-Granville Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 110 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Wake Technical Community College - Raleigh - Full Approval

  2901 Holston Ln.
  Raleigh, NC 27610 

  Phone: (919) 747-0082

  Website: Wake Technical Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 320 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Wayne Community College - Goldsboro - Full Approval

  3000 Wayne Memorial Dr.
  Goldsboro, NC 27534 

  Phone: (919) 735-5152

  Website: Wayne Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 120 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

• Western Piedmont Community College - Morganton - Full Approval

  1001 Burkemont Ave.
  Morganton, NC 28655 

  Phone: (828) 448-3535

  Website: Western Piedmont Community

  Max No. of Approved Students: 115

  Length of Program in Semesters: Four (4) semesters

• Wilkes Community College - Wilkesboro - Full Approval

  1328 S. Collegiate Dr.
  Wilkesboro, NC 28697 

  Phone: (336) 838-6511

  Website: Wilkes Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 70 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters

•   Wilson Community College - Wilson - Approval with Warning

  Approval with Warning

  P. O. Box 4305
  Wilson, NC 27893 

  Phone: (252) 246-1333

  Website: Wilson Community College

  Max No. of Approved Students: 90 

  Length of Program in Semesters: Five (5) semesters