Nursing Department

ACEN Accreditation

The Associate Nursing Program of Queensborough Community College located in Bayside, New York is accredited by the: 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at
http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.htm

Dual/Joint Degree Program CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS)

NYSED Code: 37062        HEGIS Code: 5208.10

Dual/Joint Degree Program York College/CUNY

NYSED Code: 36043        HEGIS Code: 5208.10

Nursing Degree Program

NYSED Code: 01513        HEGIS Code: 5208.10

Dual/Joint Degree Program Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing

NYSED Code: 34693        HEGIS Code: 5208.10

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA): NYSED Certification

EMT Certification

Certified Hemodialysis Technician

Certified Billing and Coding Specialist

For the full list of Allied Healthcare Certificate Programs, please visit Continuing Education and Workforce Development.

SPRING 2025

SPRING 2025 Nursing Applications will be accepted October 7 through October 18, 2024.

Clinical and field placement sites require students to provide documentation of COVID-19 vaccination including booster shots as part of the necessary clearance requirements. Students who are not in compliance will not be accepted into the program/ dropped from their Nursing course.

To find a location offering initial and booster shots you may visit https://www.vaccines.gov.

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Effective June 1^st 2024 : NLN Pre-Admission Exam (NEX)
The NLN Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX) exam will be taken remotely for entrance into the Nursing program. Online testing will be permitted only through the live proctoring option by Proctor360. The cost is $68.50.

NLN NEX Exam Prep Online
Study guides and practice exams can be accessed through the NLN student store at www.nlntest.org. The cost is $35/each or bundle package for $75.00 for all three (verbal,math,science).

Please note: The NLN PAX exam will no longer be available after June 1^st, but the scores will be accepted until the end of Fall 2024.

QCC Nursing Program Minimum NLN NEX Scores Required*

 Verbal        Science            Math             Composite Score

 64%            62%                 60%                       138

*Can retake after 30 days

NLN NEX Proctor-360 Instructions

Allowed Materials:

You are only allowed a 4-function calculator and a Dry-Erase Whiteboard with Erase Markers & Eraser (no scrap paper allowed)

ALL OTHER MATERIALS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE DESK / TESTING AREA PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EXAM! 

Additional rules of note*

*Please review all rules prior to scheduling your exam.

If you have any questions - please contact NLN Technical Support as follows:
Hours: Monday – Friday from 8am to 5pm
Phone: 1-800-732-8656 ext. 2 or Email: [email protected]

Nursing students are members of the Health Related Sciences Academy. If you need assistance, please refer to the Health Related Sciences Academy web page listed under the Academics menu.

Please bring your Student Advisement Degree Audit Formopens in a new window. Clinical Nursing Students currently enrolled in NU-101, NU-102, NU-201, or NU-202 must see their Clinical Instructor for advisement.