Nursing Admissions Information

Enrollment in the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program is limited to clinical site capacity. The Nursing Program admits 40 students in the Fall and 50 students in the Spring semester, which includes 10 spots in the evening section. Preference is given to in-district residents.

Please review our Admissions Information carefully as enrollment is a multi-step process.

It is recommended that all persons interested in Kishwaukee College's Associate Degree Nursing Program attend an Information Meeting to understand Nursing admission criteria. Information meetings cover the NURSING CURRICULUM in detail.

Please submit to the Admissions Office prior to the meeting:

Official sealed transcript(s) from high school and all colleges attended other than Kishwaukee College.

2024 Informational Meetings

Meetings are held on campus in room B1275 unless noted otherwise.

Tuesday, May 28, at noon
Wednesday, June 5, at noon
Tuesday, June 18, at noon
Wednesday, July 3, at noon
Tuesday, July 23, at noon
Tuesday, Aug. 6, at noon
Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 4 pm

The Kish Nursing Program will accept Nursing Applications from Sept. 1-30 for the Spring 2024 cohort. If interested, please contact Abigail Gould in the Advising Department or Angie Delmont, Director of Nursing.

All Applications and Sealed & Signed Personal Reference** Envelopes must be received IN A SEALED ENVELOPE with your full name and student i.d. number written on the outside of the envelope. Please include all required documents in one sealed envelope. Applications may be mailed to the College or dropped off (sealed, as noted above) in the locked drop-box located outside the Division Office, B1222.

**Personal Reference Forms may still be mailed directly to the Health & Education Division Office by the reference giver. Or, they may be returned to the applicant in a sealed envelope with reference giver’s signature across the seal. If the applicant submits sealed references, it must be included in the application envelope.

Residency criteria: Chapter 122, Section 103-17 of the Illinois Public Community College Act requires that, whenever enrollment in a program must be restricted because of space limitations, a college must give preference to district residents. Consequently, admission to Kishwaukee College Nursing and Allied Health Professions programs for students who live outside of Kishwaukee College district #528 vary per program based on space availability and qualified applicant pools.

View our Nursing Program Admissions Selection Process

TEAS Testing

Late or incomplete applications will not be processed.

Program costs/expenses

Nursing Student Handbook

Direct Care Clinical Agencies

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb, IL
Mercy Health Rockford Hospital, Rockford, IL
Oak Crest Retirement Center, DeKalb, IL
Rochelle Community Hospital, Rochelle, IL
Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL

Observational Clinical Agencies

To enhance the clinical practicum students' participate in a variety of observational experiences at the following facilities throughout their First and Second Year:

Crusader Clinic, Rockford IL
DeKalb County Health Department DeKalb, IL
DeKalb County Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, DeKalb IL
Kindred Hospital, Sycamore IL
Lehan Drugs & Home Health, DeKalb IL
Ogle County Health Department, Oregon IL
Opportunity House, Sycamore IL
Rochelle Community Consolidated School District No. 231, Middle School
Rockford School District #205, Rockford IL
Rosecrance, Giffin Williamson Campus, Rockford IL
Serenity Hospice & Home, Oregon IL
Stepping Stones of Rockford, Inc, Rockford IL
Swedish American Home Health, Rockford IL
Village of Progress, Oregon IL

Alpha Delta Nu

Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honors Society : The objective of Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society shall be to recognize the academic excellence of students in nursing. The society shall encourage the pursuit of advance degrees in the profession of nursing as well as education as a life-long professional responsibility. Additionally, the society shall participate in the recruitment of qualified individuals into the profession of nursing. ADN students must meet GPA requirements.

Advisor: Patricia Mitchell, Assistant Professor-Nursing
815-825-9537
Office: B1220
pmitchell@kish.edu

Student Nursing Organization (SNO)

Student Nurses Organization (SNO): The goal of this club is to promote nursing as a career. To provide a channel for nursing student communication with college administration, faculty, staff and other students organizations on campus. To render volunteer services to the surrounding community. To plan various SNO social activities for the benefit of the student nurses.

Advisor: Cindy Prendergast, Lab Skills and Retention Specialist
815-825-9359
Office: B1221
cprendergast@kish.edu

Advisor: Sherry Haley, Instructor-Nursing
815-825-9439
Office: B1226
shaley@kish.edu

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