Free Virtual Information Sessions Offered by WT for Prospective, Current Nurses

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu

CANYON, Texas — Prospective nurses can map out their educational futures at monthly online information sessions held by West Texas A&M University.

Advisers from WT’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences will host free sessions from 2 to 3 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month via Zoom.

Pre-nursing students interested in the traditional nursing program, said Michelle Kirksey, nursing admissions counselor. Registered nurses with an associate’s degree can find out information about the fully online RN-to-BSN program, which can be completed in as quickly as one year, said Janeth Stewart, nursing admissions counselor.

“We’ll discuss program requirements, the application process and how to determine which program is right for you,” Stewart said. “Our area’s nurses often choose WT when they are looking to further their educational goals, and prospective nurses know that WT’s programs are among the best in the country.”

More than 70 percent of nurses educated at WT choose to work in the Panhandle region.

In August, WT’s nursing program will relocate to the Baptist Community Services Nursing Education Floor in the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center. The move will place 250 nursing students and approximately 20 faculty and staff in Amarillo, and it will offer greater opportunities for collaboration between the nursing program and other WT programs including communication disorders, the Panhandle Area Education Center and the Amarillo medical district.

Recently, WT’s nurse practitioner program was named the best in Texas by Nursing Process. WT’s family nurse practitioner program was ranked No. 4 in the country by RegisteredNursing.org in August. College Choice recently ranked the online RN to BSN program as the third best in the country, and Online-Bachelor-Degrees.com also recently named WT one of the 10 best online nursing schools in the country.

Intelligent.com recently ranked WT’s health sciences program among the best in the country, as well.

To register, click here or contact Stewart at 806-651-2654 or jstewart@wtamu.edu.

Responsiveness to the region’s needs is a key component of the University’s long-term plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

About West Texas A&M University

WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. With enrollment of more than 10,000, WT offers 60 undergraduate degree programs, 40 master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

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