Practical Nursing
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CARES Act: Emergency Financial Aid Grants for Post-Secondary Students
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I)
The CARES Act, passed by Congress, provides funding to higher education institutions to assist students that have been impacted financially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the CARES Act, The Academy is providing emergency financial aid grants for post-secondary students to support students that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II)
The CRRSAA, passed by Congress in December 2020, provides funding to higher education institutions to assist students that have been impacted financially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through CRRSAA funds, the GACTC provided emergency financial aid grants for postsecondary students to support students that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III)
The ARP, signed into law in March 2021, provides funding to higher education institutions to assist students that have been impacted financially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through ARP funds, the GACTC provided emergency financial aid grants for postsecondary students to support students that have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Program Length
The Practical Nursing Program provides approximately 1540 clock hours of instruction over a twelve (12) month period. Vacation and holiday time are scheduled into the instructional year. Two classes are admitted per year – one class in March and one class in September. Classes are scheduled for daytime hours, weekdays, usually 8 AM through 3 PM. Clinical day hours vary – usually 6:30 AM – 4 PM.
Program Accreditation and Approval
The Practical Nursing program at Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology located in Lewistown, PA is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Address: 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: (404) 975-5000
Website: ACEN Website
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Practical Nursing program is continuing accreditation.
The program is approved by the Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
Address: P.O. Box 2649, Harrisburg PA 17105
Phone: (717) 783-7142
Website: PA State Board of Nursing
Letter to Potential Students
Dear Applicant;
The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing has established a minimum rate of 80% for graduates of nursing programs to pass the National Licensure Exam (NCLEX) testing for the first time. Our school has a long history of strong pass rates. However, for the 2022 year (testers between 10/1/2021 and 9/30/2022), our pass rate was only 65.38%. We have been placed on provisional status with the PA Board of Nursing.
This change in status does not affect our ability to enroll new students or for our graduates to take the NCLEX. It means that our Program is required to submit a plan of improvement to the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing. The faculty has reviewed our curriculum and approach to prepare students for the NCLEX. Changes have been continuing since last summer and our recent October 2022 ACEN site visit.
We have plans in place and resources available for every accepted student to be given the tools to be successful in acquiring a license. One piece of evidence to support this belief is that our most recent graduating class in September 2022 has an 83.3% pass rate to date (10 of 12 graduates passed on their first attempt, 2 of 2 passed on second attempt). We feel confident that these measures will be effective in raising our pass rates to an acceptable level.