Registered Nurse Program


nursing students

Do you have a passion for caring for others? Would you like to work as a member of a collaborative team in various healthcare settings?

If this describes you, becoming a registered nurse may be an educational career for you to pursue.

Registered nurses spend their work time at the bedside caring for patients, passing medications, supervising LPNs and STNAs, and may work in a number of other healthcare areas including homecare, doctor’s offices, healthcare informatics and the list goes on.

About the Program

The registered nurse program is designed to help prepare students to provide nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings.

This four-semester program includes land-based classes, interactive lab experiences including the latest technology in nursing simulation, and clinical experiences in a variety of healthcare agencies in Northwest Ohio.

The nursing program at Owens will help you become a well-educated licensed RN with a pivotal role in patients’ collaborative professional caregiving team.

Owens Community College meets the state education requirements for a registered nursing license in the state of Ohio and maintains full approval through the Ohio Board of Nursing and accreditation with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Contact Us

Administration Location Phone Email
Amanda Kiefer, BSN, RNAssistant Chair, Clinical Operations, Nursing Health Education Center 132 DToledo-area Campus (567) 661-7225 amanda_kiefer2@owens.edu
Vacant Assistant Chair, Lab Operations, Nursing
Joely Austin, DNP, RNChair, Nursing Health Education Center 132 HToledo-area Campus (567) 661-7437 joely_austin@owens.edu
Irene K. Jones, MSN, RNAssistant Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions Health Education Center 132 TToledo-area Campus (567) 661-2111 irene_jones@owens.edu
Catherine Ford, M.Ed, RT(R)Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions Health Education Center 132 RToledo-area Campus catherine_ford@owens.edu

ACEN
Accreditation

The Associate Degree nursing program at Owens Community College located in Perrysburg, Ohio 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 Degree nursing program is continuing accreditation.

Approval

Approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing.