Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) offers a uniquely rewarding career as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a profession that is highly valued and respected. Amarillo College has outstanding classroom and clinical faculty members who give personal atention to each student.  We are committed to helping students achieve their educational goals.  Students completing the ADN curriculum are prepared to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

Amarillo College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The ADN Program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON).  The address for the BON is 333 Guadalupe #3-460, Austin, Texas 78701. The ADN program received full re-accreditation status in March, 2004, by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The address for the NLNAC is 3343 Peachtree Road NE Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326.

• Mission Statement
  • To prepare entry-level nurses that meet the health care needs of individuals and families within our community and surrounding region and to take the National Council Lecensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).  
• Associate Degree Nursing Purposes
  1. To facilitate the process of student enrollment and progression in the nursing program.
  2. To promote student success in the nursing program through flexibility and innovation in the educational process.
  3. To coordinate the general education program requirements with appropriate divisions within the college.
  4. To promote the transferability of nursing courses in the curriculum.
  5. To offer a comprehensive, quality nursing curriculum, which meets the needs of individuals and health care agencies in our community.
  6. To prepare associate degree nursing graduates who can function as beginning, general practitioners in a variety of health care agency settings.
  7. To cooperate with other educational agencies in the area to provide nursing education opportunities to assure continuity in upward mobility.
  8. To advance professional growth and opportunities within the nursing division.
  9. To utilize nursing division resources effectively and efficiently.
  10. To explore options to increase nursing division resources.
  11. To develop educational partnerships with the community.
  12. To serve as an educational resource for the nursing community within our service area.
• Nursing Philosophy   
  • Nursing is a dynamic and evolving profession providing holistic centered care within the health care system.  The role of nursing is to assist in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.  This unique role is accomplished through collaborative, caring relationships which focus on identifying and responding to the needs of individuals, families, and communities along the developmental life continuum.  The practice of nursing is guided by ideas, beliefs, and values which reflect a concern for quality of life and respect for human value.
• Education Philosophy
  • Nursing education is a process involving the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values of nursing.  Students take a proactive role in this process by assuming responsibility and accountability for their own learning.  Faculty facilitate this process by guiding, encouraging, and inspiring students to problem solve, to gain competency and confidence in nursing practice, and to foster a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Graduate Philosophy
  • The graduate of the ADN Program is prepared as a beginning practitioner to provide and manage legal and ethical nursing care in a variety of health care settings.  Graduate meet the competencies of national and state agencies and are prepared to write the NCLEX-RN examination.

Nursing classes are taken in sequence according to the ADN Degree Plan.  If you are interested in applying to the program, click here:  Admission Process, or contact the Nursing Division Staff at 806.354.6010.

Amarillo College Nursing Division

P. O. Box 447

Amarillo, TX 79178