Bryan College Clara Ward School of Nursing

We know your name

• Our 1:10 overall faculty:student ratio allows us to develop great working relationships with our students, fellowship with them outside of class, and mentor them one-on-one as needed.
• In the clinical setting, we keep the ratio at 1:6 in order to allow for personal teaching opportunities and preserve patient safety.

We over-prepare you for the NCLEX-RN exam

• When a student takes a quiz or an exam in one of our classrooms, we replicate the NCLEX-RN exam experience using specialized testing software so our graduates will be prepared for their licensure exam.
• A three-day NCLEX-RN Review Course is provided at the end of your studies as part of your tuition.

We use cutting-edge technology

• Students install academic software on their phones that assists them with pathophysiology, nursing diagnoses, and medication information in the lab and clinical settings.

We are good stewards of your money

• We utilize a series of textbooks over several courses to help keep costs down.
• All nursing scrub uniforms and lab coats, clinical and lab tools are provided as part of the student’s tuition.

We want to model Jesus Christ

• Above all, we help our students learn how to creatively engage the world as Christ’s proxies on earth. Nursing is a wonderful and challenging profession that requires a person’s heart, soul, mind, and strength as they interact with hurting people.
• We want our students and our graduates to be Christ’s hands and feet to a hurting world.

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 direct patient care 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:

• Rhea Medical Center – Dayton, TN
• LifeCare – Dayton, TN
• Starr Regional – Athens, TN
• CHI Memories – Chattanooga, TN
• Tennova Health – Cleveland, TN
• Southern Health Partners
• Erlanger – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga, TN
• Sequatchie Valley Head Start
• Spring City Rehabilitation Center- Spring City, TN
• Laurelbrook Nursing Home
• NHC HealthCare – Chattanooga
• We Care – Dayton, TN

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.

• Academic Resource Center (ARC)

• Calling and Career Development

• Testing Center

• Library

• Tuition
• Financial Aid

Our generous donors have endowed three nursing scholarships that are awarded annually:

• Daniel and Cheryl Van Andel Scholarship
• R. Kent and Margie Mann Scholarship
• WBM Nursing Scholarship

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.