CONTACTS:

Scholarships are available through the WWCC Foundation Office. Contact Linda Hardy, Director of Institutional Development. Scholarships other than those listed below may be available from time to time; check with the Financial Aid Office, Foundation Office and the bulletin boards in the nursing department.

1. Amalia Greenwald Baker/Peggy Baker Henry Scholarship in Nursing
2. James Borgman Memorial Scholarship in Nursing
3. LaRue Rice Memorial Scholarship and Special Need Assistance in Nursing

• 40 and 8 Scholarship (should be used in last quarter of their last year)
• Rebekah Lodge #2 (usually two students)
• Jonathan M. Wainwright Am-Vets Scholarship (must go to a student who has served in the military or reserves or is currently enlisted in a branch of the military)
• Mary Hare Alumni Memorial Scholarship
• Mildred A Marshall Light Memorial Scholarship in Nursing
• The Morris and Adelle Ganguet Scholarship in Nursing
• PEO Scholarships in Nursing (usually two, must be women)
• Washington League for Nursing Scholarship
• St. Mary Alumni Scholarship
• Multi-Cultural Scholarship
• Ruby Blum Memorial Scholarship for Science Majors
• Mary Garner Esary Scholarship
• AAWWCC Scholarship
• Altrusa Scholarships
• Carolyn Desjardins Memorial Scholarship (must be a woman)
• Columbia County Scholarship (if student is from Dayton)
• Rasty Ketcherside Scholarship (if student is from Dayton or Waitsburg)
• Harold and Helen Shepherd Scholarship (first preference given to students from Pomeroy area)
• Carondelet Scholarship (Clarkston campus)
• St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship (Clarkston campus)
• Tri State Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship (Clarkston campus)
• Gary & Jutta Hughes Nursing Scholarship (Clarkston campus)
• Lewis & Clark Chapter 135 Women of the Moose Scholarship (Clarkston campus)
• K.B. Wells Scholarship (must go to a student of color)
• Avista Minds in Motion Scholarship (Clarkston campus, student of color)
• Kristen Elizabeth Johnson Scholarship (a 2nd year nursing student)
• Undesignated Foundation Scholarships


Entrance Requirements
Admission is based on total points earned (see the Admission Rating Form, found in the Nursing Program Admission Guide). Deadline date of all materials to be received in the Nursing Department is April 15. The information below is an abbreviated overview of the admission process. Complete instructions are available in the Nursing Program Admission Guide in the Nursing Department or on the web. Upon request, hard copies can be mailed.
Students intending to become nursing candidates should consult with a pre-nursing advisor prior to beginning support courses. LPN and transfer students will be advised on an individual basis by the Director of Nursing (or designee).
Any student may prepare for nursing admission by meeting the minimum program requirements outlined below:
Satisfactory Cumulative Grade Point Average

1. Demonstrated by a 2.5 High School gpa or 2.0 College gpa
   
Chemistry Competence

2. Completion of one year of high school chemistry within the past five years or a five credit college level introductory chemistry course. Grade must be 2.0 or better.
   
Completion of the Placement Tests offered by WWCC's Student Development Center:

3. English Competence
   
Eligible to enter English 101 Composition

4. Mathematics Competence
   
Eligible to enter Math 095, Intermediate Algebra or completion of Mathematics 065 Introductory Algebra (C- or better)

5. Biology Competence
   
Eligible to enter Biology 210, Anatomy and Physiology I or completion of Biology 151 Cell Biology (C or better)

Submission of Nursing Information Sheet, Personal Data Form, a letter addressing "Why I am choosing nursing and my goals for career growth in the nursing profession", current Degree Audit and proof of Nursing Assistant Certification to the Nursing Department.

6. Instructions are available in the Nursing Program Admission Guide in the Nursing Department or
   on the web. (click here)
   
The following mandated courses are required prior to entering the clinical setting:

7. "Aids Education for Nursing Students" (.7 credits)
   
8. "Basic Life Support" (.3 credits) annual requirement
   

Returning LPNs who have been out of school for two or more years and wish to pursue an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) must meet the requirements as outlined in the Nursing Program Admission Guide.

Other Information
The Nursing program strongly encourages students to complete as many of the nursing support courses as possible before entrance into the Nursing program. These courses provide points toward admission. For additional information including regional employment data, completion rates, student characteristics, and employment see http://www.wtb.wa.gov/etp.