Lamar State College Orange, McNeese State strike affiliation reducing costs for local nursing students
Published 8:35 am Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Announcing the partnership were, from left, LSCO Provost & Executive Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs Dr. Wendy Elmore, LSCO Associate Dean of Nursing Mandee Tucker, LSCO Nursing Instructor/RN Team Leader Jennifer Trotter, McNeese State University Interim Nursing Dean & Professor Dr. Ann Warner and McNeese State University Associate Professor and RN to BSN Coordinator Dr. Peggy Hershberger.
It just got a lot simpler and more affordable for Orange nursing students to begin their college nursing education locally before moving to McNeese State University’s registered nurse and bachelor of nursing science programs.
The directors of the nursing programs at Lamar State College Orange and McNeese State (Lake Charles, Louisiana) announced an affiliation agreement Thursday.
It offer graduates from Orange admitted to McNeese’s RN to BSN program a preferred tuition rate and an acceptance of LSCO’s nursing courses to fulfill part of the education requirements needed to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at McNeese.
Through this agreement, McNeese offers a preferred tuition rate to LSCO nursing graduates admitted to the online RN to BSN program, at a rate of $7,000 for the ten core nursing curriculum courses (a rate of $233 per credit hour).
The preferred tuition rate extends to family members of any Lamar State College Orange student or faculty member who holds a valid nursing license and are admitted to McNeese’s RN to BSN program.
The affiliation underscores LSCO’s commitment to the professional growth and development of its nursing students and faculty, school officials said.
