A BSN tells employers you’re prepared to provide great care in the most complex situations. In your first two years, you’ll develop core skills like clinical judgment, written communication, intercultural competence, quantitative reasoning, applied knowledge, and problem-solving. In your third and fourth years, you’ll dive into nursing-specific courses that focus on theory, technology, and research. Need-based departmental scholarships are available.
Solve real-world problems and build relationships with co-workers and employers in clinical settings. You’ll have the opportunity to work at partners including Cornwall Manor, Lebanon Valley Brethren Home (Londonderry), Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital.
High-tech Labs
Our local Pennsylvania nursing program provides high-tech simulation and skills laboratories that contain briefing rooms, manikin simulators, and related hardware, software, and camera equipment.
Attract Employers
Employers love to hire LVC-educated health professionals, including physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, and athletic trainers.
Employers expressing a “strong preference” for BSN graduates
$81,220
median pay for registered nurses, 2022 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
6%
projected job outlook for registered nurses, 2022-32 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Career Opportunities
Nurses are in-demand, and a BSN degree from Lebanon Valley College can make you truly stand out. Studies indicate that patients realize better outcomes when treated by nurses with advanced training, and, increasingly, employers are seeking that designation.
Trauma Nurse
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Psychiatric Nurse
Legal Nurse Consultant
Trauma Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nursing Management
Pediatric Nurse
Critical Care Nurse
Public Health Nurse
Home Health Nurse
Nurse Educator
Nurse Midwife
Oncology Nurse
In Their Words
Dedicated Professors
LVC’s Nursing Program has dedicated professors who guide their students to success. The program is rich in knowledge but welcoming to all while promoting healthy learning. Many professors take the time to ensure their students understand the material. All want to see their students succeed and become flourishing nurses.
Anna Tokle’24,Valley Blue Coat, Equity Representative
Helping Communities
I look forward to creating a suite of nursing programs, including accelerated options, so we can graduate nurses at all levels to help meet the region’s and country’s nursing shortage, and to make an impact throughout their communities.
Dr. Colleen Marshall,founding chair and associate professor of nursing
Rewarding Work
The most rewarding part of being a nurse is seeing patients leave the ICU. When parents trust you enough to leave their child in your care, or when they share moments of their child’s life with you, it is a feeling like no other.
Christina Mentzer’18,Nurse, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
LVC’s Nursing Program has dedicated professors who guide their students to success. The program is rich in knowledge but welcoming to all while promoting healthy learning. Many professors take the time to ensure their students understand the material. All want to see their students succeed and become flourishing nurses.
Anna Tokle’24,Valley Blue Coat, Equity Representative
I look forward to creating a suite of nursing programs, including accelerated options, so we can graduate nurses at all levels to help meet the region’s and country’s nursing shortage, and to make an impact throughout their communities.
Dr. Colleen Marshall,founding chair and associate professor of nursing
The most rewarding part of being a nurse is seeing patients leave the ICU. When parents trust you enough to leave their child in your care, or when they share moments of their child’s life with you, it is a feeling like no other.
Christina Mentzer’18,Nurse, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Lebanon Valley College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (https://www.ccneaccreditation.org).