Career Opportunities

Nurses with several specialties have the best career options. One of the highest job growth areas is caring for elderly patients. Nurses work in:

• Clinics
• Doctors’ offices
• Home health care
• Hospitals
• Nursing care facilities
• Schools

See more about possible career paths and salary ranges.

Degree and Certificate Options for Nursing Programs

Associate Degree Nursing

The Associate Degree Nursing program is a full-time program comprising lecture, skills lab and clinical experience, with rotations involving both day and evening hours. Students begin their hospital rotations the first semester after admission to the program and rotate through metroplex hospitals, participating in a wide variety of procedures.

The following DCCCD colleges offer Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs. Each program has its own application and admissions process and timeline.

• Brookhaven College offers an Associate Degree Nursing AAS in an accelerated 16-month program. Students attend classes straight through summers. Get more information about the Brookhaven Nursing program. 

• El Centro College offers an Associate Degree Nursing AAS in a two-year program over fall and spring semesters as well as a Perioperative Nursing Enhanced Skills Certificate for RNs and graduate nurses. North Lake College is a satellite campus for El Centro’s ADN program. Get more information about El Centro’s Nursing program.
• Mountain View College has been approved by the Texas Board of Nursing to offer an Associate Degree Nursing program, which can be completed in two years over fall and spring semesters. Get more information on its Associate Degree Nursing AAS and Nursing program.

Vocational Nursing

El Centro College offers a Vocational Nursing certificate which can be completed in two 16-week academic semesters and two 5-week summer semesters. An LVN-RN Advanced Placement “Bridge” program is also available. Get more information about El Centro’s VN program.

Other Degree and Certificate Options

The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates and more than 50 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location or visit our credit programs home page.