The mission of the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing is to prepare students to become professional nurses who utilize skill, ingenuity, and grace in order to meet the world’s changing needs, and thus represent the Lord Jesus.
We believe that nursing is a calling, and nurses who are called must be competent and compassionate. Our faculty are committed to mentoring, inspiring, and educating you into the role of a nurse, and we will guide and nurture you toward this goal. Come visit the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing – we’d love to meet you!
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location:On Campus
field of study:Nursing
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Bryan College is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 887-6791. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Bryan College has received initial approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
You’ve selected the perfect time to pursue your calling to become a nurse. And that’s what it is – a calling.
You are interacting with people at their most basic levels during their times of greatest need and you will need to demonstrate great competence and great compassion.
We believe that a Christian college campus isn’t meant to be a place of retreat and seclusion, but a place to learn how to creatively engage the world as Christ’s proxies on earth.
We will challenge you to think critically regarding the world of ideas and affirm the truth of the Word of God as the foundation of all life and learning.
Our purpose? To mentor, inspire, and educate born healers into their calling.
What will you become? Professional nurses who utilize skill, ingenuity, and grace to meet the world’s changing needs, and thus represent the Lord Jesus.
Come and see what it means to be part of a group fearlessly dedicated to preparing students to be Christ’s hands and feet to a hurting world.
Pamela Giles, Ph.D., RN
Dean & Professor, Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing
We believe that nursing is a calling. Nurses who are called must be competent and compassionate. We will guide and nurture you toward this goal. Our faculty are committed to mentoring, inspiring, and educating you into the role of a nurse.
We know your name
We over-prepare you for the NCLEX-RN exam
We use cutting-edge technology
We are good stewards of your money
We want to model Jesus Christ
Our faculty and staff have a heart for God and seek His mind and likeness above all things. They are each outstanding practitioners in their areas of specialty, with real-world experience caring for people in need. They seek to mentor, inspire, and educate each student about their calling as a BSN-prepared nurse.
Meet our Faculty & Staff
We are located on the second floor of the Livesay Learning Center in a state-of-the-art health sciences area that includes a multi-bed skills lab and simulation area, a large, tiered classroom and another classroom with an amazing view, two conference rooms, staff offices, and an area for student storage lockers and breaks.
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Every effort is made to provide our clinical experiences within a 60-mile radius of Dayton, Tennessee. We have contracts with the following facilities, and are always adding more to the list:
Long-Term Care Facilities:
Hospitals:
Additional Clinical Opportunities:
Our high-quality library facilities, health sciences information resources, services, and programs, center around facilitating informative connections and productive activity, provoking critical thought, and inspiring academic and spiritual excellence. We offer tutoring, student success coaching, calling and career services, testing service, and more through the ARC.
Bryan College boasts a wide selection of scholarships and grants, ranging from $500 to full tuition. We’ve laid out a step-by-step process to connect you with the financial aid that will make your Bryan College experience more affordable.
Our generous donors have endowed three nursing scholarships that are awarded annually:
Some of our clinical partners also offer work-loan repayment options, externships, and scholarships. BSN students also receive information about additional scholarship opportunities as we receive notification of their availability.
Area(s) of Study: Nursing
AMOUNT: Varies
RENEWABLE: Yes
Area(s) of Study: Nursing
AMOUNT: Varies
RENEWABLE: Yes
Area(s) of Study: Nursing
AMOUNT: Varies
RENEWABLE: Yes
Students wishing to be admitted to the nursing major must first be admitted to Bryan College as degree-seeking students. Admission to Bryan College does not guarantee acceptance into the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing.
Application forms for admission to the nursing major may be obtained from the Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing. Students desiring to enroll in a fall semester must submit a completed application by April 1st of that same year. The School of Nursing faculty approves admission to the nursing major. The review of the pre-licensure applicant is based on the following criteria:
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Upon acceptance into the nursing major, the following requirements must be completed by August 1st:
Progression is monitored by the Dean and the CWSON faculty.
...the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
— Leo Buscaglia
Throughout the year we offer multiple unique opportunities to experience Bryan, like custom workshops, preview days, or scholarship competitions. You can also request a personalized visit and we’ll tailor a visit for you!
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Bryan College is a small, regionally accredited Christian liberal arts college located in Dayton, TN. With both on-campus and online programs, more 50 areas of study are offered for Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees, as well as professional certificates.
Founded in 1930, Bryan College has a rich legacy of educating students to become servants of Christ and make a difference in today’s world.
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