Nursing schools in Oregon

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If you are aiming to start your nursing career in the state of Oregon, you must remember that Oregon has few largest cities with sizable population, such as Aloha, Beaverton, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Gresham, Hillsboro, Keizer, McMinnville, Medford, Portland, Salem, Springfield, Tigard, Tualatin and others. But, larger cities like Portland can offer you better nursing career opportunity as compared to rural areas. Further, the state also forecast a 28% growth in the nursing industry in coming years, due to greater ageing population and their regular health care requirements.


These scenarios makes enrolling in Nursing schools in Oregon and the completion of different accredited diploma, associate, bachelor’s, masters, doctoral and PhD, offers a better prospect for both entry level students and professional nurses. But, it is also essential that prospective students must also sit for the NCPLEX exams, which can award them licensing for easy employments in Oregon based health care facilities.

A student can complete different nursing programs from nursing schools, community colleges, technical schools, private schools and universities. It is also essential for the students to find out the programs they are enrolling for are accredited by state and national Accrediting agencies, such as the National League of Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by Oregon Board of Nursing.

The board of nursing in Oregon is also very strict in offering of approval to nursing education program, as the approval may be withdrawn if the program offered by nursing schools in Oregon falls below standard. The approval is also provided for a limited period. The withdrawal of approval may be due to program’s inability to keep qualified faculty on staff, or first-attempt pass rate of 85 percent in the National Council Licensure Exam is not maintained by the graduating students.


Different programs offered by Nursing Schools in Oregon include:

  • Six baccalaureate degree programs
  • Master’s
  • Doctoral
  • LPN-RN Bridge Programs
  • Sixteen RN based associate degree programs