Iowa Online Nursing Program Search

A weakened economy has literally forced hundreds of retired nurses back into the workforce not only in Iowa, but all across the country as well. Interestingly, it hasn’t been enough to reduce the state’s current nursing shortage. Iowa suffers from a lack of sufficient professional nurses and nurse educators just like every other state suffers from.

When the current workforce retires once and for all, the state will face an even worse shortage — especially since as is, the state’s long-term health care requirements are projected to increase over the years. BSN prepared nurses, Nurse Educators, and Nurse Practitioners are all needed all over the state.

The good news is that Iowan RNS who attend school and acquire an education loan in the process can teach for 5 years at an accredited nursing program (or work 3 years with a health care provider) and not have to pay back a significant portion of that loan. The Iowa Student Loan Nursing Education Loan Forgiveness Program removes a large part of student loan obligation so you can focus on the most important thing: patients.

Number of Iowa nursing jobs today: 32,044 RPNs
31,468 RPNs will be needed in Iowa by 2015

Iowa Nurse Salaries

• Nursing Assistant: $23,117 – $28,203
• Licensed Practical Nurse: $34,553 – $41,637
• RN Staff Nurse: $54,017 – $65,560
• Nurse Practitioner: $73,369- $86,481

Online Iowa Nursing Schools

Briar Cliff University
Department of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited

On-Campus Iowa Nursing Schools

Number of nursing schools: 26

ALLEN COLLEGE
1825 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50703-1999
NLNAC Accredited

Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309-1239
NLNAC Accredited

North Iowa Area Community College
500 College Drive, Mason City, IA 50401
NLNAC Accredited

St. Luke’s College
2720 Stone Park Blvd., Sioux City, IA 51104
NLNAC Accredited

Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City Campus, 4647 Stone Avenue, PO Box 5199, Sioux City, IA 51102-5199
NLNAC Accredited

Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sheldon Campus, Highway 18 West, Sheldon, IA 51201
NLNAC Accredited

Western Iowa Tech Community College
Cherokee Campus, 200 Victory Drive, PO Box 845, Cherokee, IA 51102-0845
NLNAC Accredited

Briar Cliff University
3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104
NLNAC Accredited

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny Campus, 2006 South Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, IA 50023-8995
NLNAC Accredited

Des Moines Area Community College
Boone Campus, 1125 Hancock Drive, Boone, IA 50036
NLNAC Accredited

Des Moines Area Community College
Carroll Campus, 906 North Grant Road, Carroll, IA 51401
NLNAC Accredited

Iowa Wesleyan College
601 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-8021
NLNAC Accredited

Clarke College
1550 Clarke Drive, MS 1727, Dubuque, IA 52001-3198
CCNE Accredited

Coe College
1220 First Avenue, NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5092
CCNE Accredited

Dordt College
498 Fourth Avenue NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250-1606
CCNE Accredited

Grand View University
1200 Grandview Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50316-1599
CCNE Accredited

Luther College
700 College Drive, Decorah, IA 52101-1045
CCNE Accredited

Mercy College of Health Sciences
928 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309-1239
CCNE Accredited

Morningside College
1501 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA 51106
CCNE Accredited

Mount Mercy College
1330 Elmhurst Drive, NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4798
CCNE Accredited

Northwestern College
101 7th Street SW, Orange City, IA 51041-1996
CCNE Accredited

St. Ambrose University
518 West Locust Street, Davenport, IA 52803
CCNE Accredited

University of Dubuque
2000 University Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001-5099
CCNE Accredited

University of Iowa, The
50 Newton Road, Room 101F NB, Iowa City, IA 52242-1121
CCNE Accredited

Upper Iowa University
605 Washington Street, PO Box 1857, Fayette, IA 52142
CCNE Accredited

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Board of Nursing info

Iowa Board of Nursing
400 S.W. 8th Street, Suite B
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-4685

Initial Fee:$200.00
Renewal Fee: $99.00 every three years
Renewal Deadline: 30 days prior to expiration
Continuing Education: 36 contact hours for renewal of a three year license. 24 contact hours for renewal of a license under three years of age

Sources used to write this article:

• US Department of Health and Human Services
• NLNAC Accredited Nursing Programs
• Wikipedia
• Board of Nursing Directory
• American Hospital Directory
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing

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