SCHOOL FACTS
General Information:
The UAA School of Nursing is an integral part of the College of Health and Social Welfare. Other departments within the College include the School of Social Work, the Department of Human Services, the Justice Center, the Division of Health Sciences, the Center for Human Development, the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, and the Alaska Center for Rural Health.
The School of Nursing has nearly 400 students enrolled in the AAS, BS, and MS nursing programs. Several of those students are pursuing their studies while continuing to reside in communities distant from Anchorage.
The faculty is comprised of nearly 50 individuals, located in Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Mat-Su, Sitka and Valdez.
Staff of the School of Nursing numbers 9 individuals in Administrative Support, 3 individual School of Nursing Advisors and 4 individuals in IT/Lab/Media positions. Staff members provide academic advising for students, manage the nursing computer and skills laboratories, provide technical support for computer operations, and provide clerical support for the academic program. Project RRANN, with a staff of five, seeks to increase the number of Alaska Natives/American Indians in the Registered Nurse Workforce in Alaska.
Accreditation:
The University of Alaska Anchorage is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (next visit in 2010). The UAA School of Nursing offers three degree programs (AAS, BS, MS). In addition, an RN to BS completion program is offered online. All programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (next visit in 2009). Programs leading to initial licensure as a registered nurse are reviewed and approved annually by the Alaska Board of Nursing.
Individuals interested in communicating with the accrediting body may do so directly by calling the National Leagues for Nursing Accrediting Commission at 800-669-1656, extension 153 or by writing to NLNAC, 61 Broadway - 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006. You may also visit their website at http://www.nlnac.org.
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Nursing Programs
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- 3211 Providence Drive
- Anchorage, AK 99508-8030
- Telephone: (907) 786-4550
- FAX: (907) 786-4559
- Email: aynurse@uaa.alaska.edu
