Owensboro Community & Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing program is currently accepting applications for students that will begin the program in August 2021.
The ADN program prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination enabling the graduate to become a Registered Nurse. The deadline for applications is March 1, and approximately 40 students will be chosen for the next class, based on a selective admissions process.
Terri Lanham, who most recently served as the director, retired after 28 years of service. Dr. Lori Donahoo was recently named as the new program director.
Donahoo is a graduate OCTC’s nursing program and returns after serving as program coordinator at Henderson Community College for three years. She has been teaching nursing courses within the KCTCS system the last seven years.
Donahoo earned an ADN degree from OCTC, as well as a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing, a Master’s of Science in Nursing, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Western Kentucky University. She is also a Certified Nurse Educator, confirmed by the National League for Nursing.
“Terri helped OCTC establish great regional partnerships to place students at various clinical sites. I plan to continue strengthening our collaborative efforts,” Donahoo said.
Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis, dean of professional and technical studies, said OCTC is currently only admitting a new group of students in the nursing program once a year.
“Based on regional need and our capacity to place the students in clinical settings we are evaluating moving towards admitting students into the Nursing program twice a year,” she said.
For students who are Licensed Practical Nurses and are interested in pursuing an ADN, OCTC offers the LPN to ADN program option. OCTC’s ADN program is accredited by the National League of Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) and is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN).
For more information click here, call 270-852-8158 or email [email protected]. To apply to the nursing program contact Nancy Wilson at 270-686-4581 or [email protected].
