Nursing
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Public · Community college
The current catalog requires separate college and nursing applications. At least 28 prerequisite credits, including anatomy and physiology I, must be completed by the specified pre-application point; all 45 precede program entry.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Map anatomy, physiology and other prerequisites against the current nursing application checklist. College admission does not reserve a nursing seat.
Your complete timeline
45 prerequisite credits + 63 program credits. Allow separately for prerequisite preparation, selection and the clinical start date.
Plan around the schedule
Campus-based; confirm the current timetable. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Coos Bay. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Complete college admission and the separate nursing selection process. Review the current prerequisite completion rules, application window and clinical-clearance requirements; an available college place is not a nursing-program offer.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Which preparation, timetable and complete budget apply to my Nursing plan?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Graduates must meet examination and state licensure requirements before practicing as registered nurses. Confirm eligibility for the state where you intend to work. The 2026–27 catalog states the nursing program is not nationally accredited; ask how that affects your intended transfer or out-of-state route.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
Add program-specific fees, books, tools or supplies, exams, prerequisite study, travel and living expenses to the published base below. Your final cost depends on your course plan and financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 U.S.-resident tuition is $120 per credit, with a $42 per-credit fee and a $42 per-course fee. Distance courses add $46 per course; designated culinary courses add a $51 per-credit program fee.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
Open the cost planner →Exact-program earnings are not separately identified.
Published related-field data; not an exact-program or campus-specific outcome.
Related-field graduate earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate degree
Southwestern Oregon Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016-2020. This published field group (CIP 51.38) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
- $80,278 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026