For over 30 years, the Rivier College
Division of Nursing has prepared students to meet the rapidly changing demands of the healthcare environment. Rivier continually builds on its strengths, offering programs that provide students with individual attention, quality education, and numerous opportunities for practical experience.
Rivier offers two- and four-year nursing degrees that prepare you to enter this exciting and challenging profession. The hallmark of all of Rivier's nursing programs is the faculty-supervised clinical experience in hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the greater Boston and central New England regions. Our undergraduate and graduate nursing rograms prepare students to become licensed registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nurse educators throughout the United States.
On the undergraduate level, the College offers a part-time associate of science degree; a full-time, four-year professional track baccalaureate degree, and a flexible RN to BS program for registered nurses. Rivier has affiliation agreements with agencies throughout New England. The Associate Degree Program in Nursing is proud to report that the NCLEX pass rate for 2009 is 92.62% compared to the national pass rate of 83.29%.
Rivier’s graduate nursing programs prepare professionals for positions in advanced practice nursing and/or to teach in schools of nursing or other healthcare settings. Students in the program develop state-of-the art skills that prepare them to excel in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment. The MS Degree Program in Nursing is proud to report that for the year 2010, the NP certification rate is at 100% again!
Rivier Advantages
• You receive valuable hands-on training in our simulated clinical and nursing skills laboratories, fully equipped with examining instruments, mannequins, ophthalmoscopes, IV pumps, advanced cardiac assessment modalities, and more.
• Our students enjoy clinical experiences at a wide variety of healthcare settings throughout central New England.
• Rivier’s nursing programs offer flexibility. For graduate students, we offer a degree completion program for APRNs, as well as two-year, three-year, and five-year tracks. Undergraduate students can choose from several options, including a two-year associate, four-year bachelor’s degree, or advanced placement for LPNs.