Our Member Schools

Presently, there are eleven Diploma Schools of professional nursing located throughout the State, all of which are fully accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Over the course of two to three years of full-time study, our Diploma schools provide a sound foundation in the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences and the humanities. Upon successful completion of the course of study, our graduates receive a Diploma in Nursing and are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN).

Graduates of our Member Schools do consistently well on the NCLEX-RN. Association of Diploma Schools of Professional Nursing member schools report a five-year average of 95.38% on the licensure examination.

Articulation agreements have been established between all eleven ASDPN Member Schools’ baccalaureate and masters degree nursing programs. These agreements allow the transfer of both nursing and college course credits to promote and facilitate career mobility. In addition, six of our diploma schools have established cooperative programs with community colleges. The tuition for the entire course of study ranges less than $10,000 with numerous scholarships and financial aid also available.

Our member schools’ faculty believes that learning is enhanced by the close student-teacher relationship, which nurtures individual effort, independent learning, and intellectual curiosity. Such relationships also provide opportunities for intellectual challenges, role clarification, and the integration of theory with practice as a foundation for the development of a beginning practitioner of professional nursing.

Diploma Schools of Nursing report an average 95% passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examination.
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