AAS Nursing

Program: Nursing (156)
Award: Associate of Applied Science

The Nursing Program (156) participates in a selective admissions process.

The Paul D. Camp Community College’s ADN program meets all Virginia Board of Nursing requirements for pre-licensure nursing education programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  In addition, the Paul D. Camp Community College’s ADN program meets all requirements for nationally recognized accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing.  

The Commonwealth of Virginia participates with 32 other states in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National Licensing Compact (NLC) to allow nurses licensed in one state to provide nursing care across state lines in other compact states.  The Uniform Licensing Requirements (ULRs) are found at: https://www.ncsbn.org/NLC_ULRs.pdf.

States currently in the NLC are found at: https://www.ncsbn.org/membership.page.  Prospective and current students are strongly encouraged to evaluate all state requirements in jurisdictions where they intend to practice nursing.  A list of all state requirements is found at: https://www.ncsbn.org/14730.htm.

Paul D. Camp Community College has not determined if this program meets the requirements for licensure or certification in all states.  For more information about enrollment of out-of-state students in distance education (online) programs and courses, and enrollment in programs leading to licensure or certification required for employment, please review Camp’s Distance Education information.

This statement serves to meet the USDOE regulation until further notice.  

Program Purpose:

This degree prepares students to qualify as practitioners of technical nursing in a variety of health care facilities.  After successful completion of the program, students will be eligible for the National Council Licensure Exam Registered Nurse.

What will I learn?

Students successfully completing this program will be able to…

• Provide patient centered care promoting therapeutic relationships, caring behaviors, and self-determination across the lifespan for diverse populations.
• Practice safe nursing care that minimizes risk of harm across systems and client populations.
• Demonstrate nursing judgment through the use of clinical reasoning, the nursing process, and evidence-based practice in the provision of safe, quality care.
• Practice professional behaviors that encompass the legal/ethical framework while incorporating self-reflection, leadership and a commitment to recognize the value of life-long learning.
• Manage client care through quality improvement processes, information technology, and fiscal responsibility to meet client needs and support organizational outcomes.
• Demonstrate principles of collaborative practice within the nursing and interdisciplinary teams fostering mutual respect and shared decision-making to achieve stated outcomes of care.

How long will I need to be in college?

Once admitted into the program, students attending Camp full-time can complete this associate degree in two years. 

What job or career can I get with this degree?

Upon completion of the AAS degree graduates will possess the knowledge and skills required to be eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam Registered Nurse, which is a requirement to become a registered nurse.  Employment opportunities for the registered nurse include staff positions in hospitals, nursing homes, health departments, physicians’ offices, clinics, day care centers, industry, hospices, mental health facilities, rehabilitation centers, and home health care agencies.

The AAS Nursing program generated 5.8% of Camp’s FTE in 2023-24.

Employment Data CTE Programs Only  

Below is data specific to program graduates. The employment data is both from the JobsEQ’s Occupation Report for Hampton Roads and employment data from the Virginia Employment Commission.  When applicable GradCast student responses data will be provided.  The data in this section should be used to the Review of Curriculum and Strength and Weaknesses sections.   

Jobs EQ Data

As of the first quarter of 2024, total employment in the Hampton Roads Workforce Region for Registered Nurses was 15,838.  There is projected annual demand/need for 852 new entrants into this occupation (Source:& Jobs EQ Occupation Report Registered Nurse, November 2024). 

Below are the wages for careers, within the Hampton Roads Workforce Region, that are related to this field. 

(Source:  Jobs EQ Occupation Report Wages, November 2024)

Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) 

Through an agreement between the VCCS and the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), VCCS colleges are able to obtain employment information for individuals previously enrolled at a VCCS college. All Camp graduates of career and technical educational (CTE)/non-transfer programs, over the last five years, were queried against VEC data. The purpose of the query was to determine the employment status of CTE graduates in the two quarters following their graduation from Camp. It is important to note that there are limitations to the VEC data that include: (1) the exclusion of Federal employees, farm workers, military, incarcerated, and self-employed, (2) limited data on individuals employed in states outside of Virginia, (3) exclusion of date of hire, occupation, hourly wages, or time worked, and (4) students who do not provide their social security numbers cannot be linked to the data

GradCast Student Reported Employment Data Of the fourteen students without a VEC record, two had no GradCast record. Of the 12 left, five self-reported that they were employed, three has registered nurses and one as a hospitality aide. The students were employed at Bon Secour, Sentara and Chesapeake Regional Health. There were seven 2022-23 nursing graduates that reported through GradCast that they were no employed.

GradCast Student Reported Employment Data 

Of the fourteen students without a VEC record, two had no GradCast record. Of the 12 left, five self-reported that they were employed, three have registered nurses and one as a hospitality aide. The students were employed at Bon Secour, Sentara and Chesapeake Regional Health. There were seven 2022-23 nursing graduates that reported through GradCast that they were not employed.

Want to know more?  Check out the program map and program requirements in the College Catalog.