HJR412 Summary

• Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education receives recognition for being named a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League of Nursing, a designation extending through 2020.

• Wallace State is the only community college in Alabama and one of only two colleges or universities statewide to earn the National League of Nursing's Center of Excellence recognition.

• The nursing program's School of Nursing and Center for Science, opened in 2014, has become a national model for other nursing programs and operates community outreach initiatives including Let's Pretend Hospital for elementary students.

• Graduates achieve job placement and licensure results well above national averages on NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exams, with the Practical Nursing Program ranked No. 1 nationally for licensure pass rates.

• Wallace State ranks among the top 50 colleges nationally for the number of health care graduates produced according to Community College Week.