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Education Opportunities

 

  Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs

Illinois Approved Current Nursing Practice Update Courses

Other Programs


Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nursing School/Program

Program City

Americare

Chicago

Beck Area Vocational Ctr

Redbud

Black Hawk College

Moline

Capital Area Voc Center

Springfield

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg

CCC Wilbur Wright College

Chicago

CCC-Health Occupation Career

Chicago

Chicago Public Schools

Chicago

College of DuPage DuPage

Danville Area Community College

Danville

Elgin Community Col PN

Elgin

Heartland Community College

Bloomington

Highland Community College

Freeport

Illinois Central College

East Peoria

Illinois Eastern Com Col-PN

Olney

Illinois Valley Comm College

Oglesby

J. Renee Career Facilitation, Inc.

Crystal Lake

John A Logan Community College

Carterville

John Wood Community College

Quincy

Joliet Junior College

Joliet

Kankakee Community College

Kankakee

Kaskaskia College

Centralia

Kishwaukee College

Malta

Lake Land College

Mattoon

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield

McHenry County College Crystal Lake

Morton College PN / Ladder Prog.

Cicero

Northwestern Institute of Health & Tech

Chicago

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines

Omega Healtcare Tecnical School

Evanston

Parkland College

Champaign

PC Center Training Institute Oak Brook

Rend Lake College

Ina

Richland Community College-AD

Decatur

Rock Valley College

Rockford

Sauk Valley College

Dixon

Shawnee Community College

Ullin

South Suburban College

South Holland

Southeastern Illinois College

Harrisburg

Spoon River College

Canton

Triton Community College / Ladder Prog.

River Grove

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine


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RN Associate Degree Program

Program City

Belleville Area College/Southwestern

Belleville

Black Hawk College

Moline

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg

CCC-Kennedy-King College / Dawson

Chicago

CCC-Malcolm X College

Chicago

CCC-Olive Harvey College

Chicago

CCC-Richard J Daley College

Chicago

CCC-Truman College

Chicago

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn

College of Lake County-AD

Grayslake

Danville Area Community College

Danville

Elgin Community College

Elgin

Heartland Community College

Normal

Highland Community College

Freeport

Illinois Central College

East Peoria

Illinois Eastern Community College-AD

Olney

Illinois Valley Community College

Olglesby

John A. Logan College

Carterville

John Wood Community College

Quincy

Joliet Junior College

Joliet

Kankakee Community College

Kankakee

Kaskaskia College

Centralia

Kishwaukee College

Malta

Lake Land College

Mattoon

Lewis & Clark Community College

Godfrey

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield

Morraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills

Morton College

Cicero

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines

Parkland College

Champaign

Prairie State College

Chicago Hghts

Rend Lake College

Ina

Richland Community College-AD

Decatur

Robert Morris College

Chicago

Rock Valley College

Rockford

Sauk Valley College

Dixon

Shawnee College

Ullin

South Suburban College

South Holland

Southeastern Illinois College

Harrisburg

Spoon River College

Canton

Trinity College Dept Nursing-AD

Moline

Triton Community College

River Grove

Waubonsee Community college

Sugar Grove

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine


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RN Baccalaureate Program

Program City

Aurora University-DE

Aurora

Blessing-Rieman Cllg/Culver Stockton Cllg

Quincy

Bradley University

Peoria

Chicago State University

Chicago

Concordia West Suburban C of N

Oak Park

Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

Lakeview College of Nursing

Danville

Lewis University

Romeoville

Loyola University

Chicago

MacMurray College

Jacksonville

Mennonite Nursing at ISU

Normal

Methodist College of Nursing

Peoria

Millikin University

Decatur

North Park College

Chicago

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

Olivet Nazarene College

Kankakee

Rockford College Dept of NSG-DE

Rockford

Rush University

Chicago

Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville

St. Anthony College of NRSG-DE

Rockford

St. Francis Medical Center C of N

Peoria

St. John's College of Nursing-DE

Springfield

St. Xavier University-DE

Chicago

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

University of Illinois

Chicago

University St. Francis C of N & Allied Health

Joliet


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Hospitals

Program City

Graham Hospital

Canton


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Associate Degree Online Hybrid Program, RN

Program City
Morton College Cicero

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Extension Programs

Program City
Carl Sandburg College, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) evening course Canton

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Illinois Approved Current Nursing Practice Update Courses

Associate Degree Nursing Program

Program City
Black Hawk College Moline
Chicago Bilingual Nurse Consortium Chicago
College of Dupage Glen Ellyn
College of Lake County Grayslake
Illinois Central College, Peoria Campus Peoria
Joliet Junior College Joliet
Lakeview College of Nursing Danville
Memorial Medical Center Springfield
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria
Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hill
Oakton Community College Des Plaines
Parkland College Champaign
Rock Valley College Rockford
John Wood Community College Quincy
Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove
William R. Harper College Palatine

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Licensed Practical Nurse

Program City
Capital Area School of PN Springfield
Illinois Central College, Peoria Campus Peoria
Parkland College Champaign
John Wood Community College  
Kaskaskia College Centralia

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Correspondance Courses Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/RN

Program City
North Dakota Nurses Association Bismark
CNE-Net Rfresher Course  
South Dakota State University Brookings
Comtinuing Nursing Education  

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Sponsors of Approved Illinois Remedial Courses

Program City
Registered Nurse  
Oakton Community College Des Plaines
South Suburban College South Holland

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Other Programs

The State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation does not regulate or give approval for these types of programs

Baccalaureate-Completion Program

Program City

Govenor State University

University Park

Aurora University Aurora

Benedictine University

Lisle

Concordia University River Forest
Kaplan University Fort Lauderdale, FL

McKendree University

Lebanon

Quincy University Quincy

Southern Illinois University

Springfield

Trinity C of N and Health Sciences

Moline

University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield

University St. Francis C of N & Allied Health

Joliet

Wheaton College Wheaton

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Graduate Programs-Public Universities

Program City
Governor’s State University: M.S. in Nursing University Park
Illinois State University Normal
Mennonite College: M. S. in Nursing FNP, NSA, & CNL Normal
Northern Illinois University: M.S. in Nursing DeKalb
University of Illinois: M.S. in Nursing Chicago
Southern Illinois University: M.S. in Nursing (Health Care and Nursing Administration) Edwardsville
Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Care and Nursing Administration  
Post-Master’s Certificate in Nurse Educator  

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Graduate Programs-Private Universities

Program City
Bradley University: M.S. in Nursing Administration Peoria
DePaul University: M.S. in Nursing Chicago
Elmhurst College: M.S. in Nursing Elmhurst
Evanston NW Healthcare School of Anesthesia Evanston
Lewis University: M.S.N. in Nursing Romeoville
Loyola University: M.S.N in Nursing Chicago
McKendree University Lebanon
National-Louis University : School Nurse Certification  
North Park University: M.S. in Nursing Chicago
Olivet Nazarene: M.S.N. in Nursing Bourbonnais
Rush University: M.S. in Nursing Chicago
St. Anthony College of Nursing: M.S. in Nursing Rockford
St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing: M.S. in Nursing – online Peoria
St. Xavier University: M.S.N. in Nursing Chicago
University of St. Francis: M.S. in Nursing Joliet

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