NICC and Upper Iowa sign nursing enrollment agreement

NICC and Upper Iowa University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will create a new Nursing Concurrent Enrollment Program for students, the first agreement of its kind in the state of Iowa.

The new agreement allows students at NICC to complete a four-year degree in nursing from Upper Iowa University.

While completing a two-year associate degree in nursing at the NICC Calmar or Peosta campus, students can also take classes at Upper Iowa. Concurrent enrollment allows students who graduate with their associate degree from NICC to attend Upper Iowa University to complete their BSN degree in 6 to 8 months, which will allow nursing students to save time and money.

Because many nurses are nearing retirement in northeast Iowa, healthcare providers – hospitals, clinics and medical offices – are desperate for licensed, highly skilled registered nurses to fill current and projected employment openings.