About Us

The Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing is a full time 3 year non-resident RN diploma nursing program. The educational program includes two years (six semesters) of nursing courses and one year (two semesters) of prerequisite university courses. The nursing course component builds on a base of 30 credits from Penn State University Schuylkill Campus. Required courses completed after at other colleges and universities will also be considered for transfer.

The School of Nursing was established in 1895 with the incorporation of the Pottsville Hospital which later became the Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic. The school has graduated well over 2000 graduates and continues to be the primary educator of registered nurses for Schuylkill and surrounding counties.

Located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a small city in rural Schuylkill County, the school is part of the Hospital Campus, a complex of several buildings where comprehensive health care services are provided to the surrounding community. These services afford the student the opportunity to learn and gain experience in varied patient care settings such as medical-surgical, perioperative, maternal-child, both inpatient and outpatient adult and emergency care, home health and a variety of clinics and ancillary health services. With a unique combination of extensive classroom learning and clinical experience, the Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing graduate is prepared to meet the challenges of present & future patient care.

The Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The School is a member of the National League for Nursing, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, and the National Coalition of Hospital Associated Schools and Colleges of Nursing.

The “Professional Nursing Law” of Pennsylvania (No. 1985-109, Section 6) specifies that applicants for licensure to practice nursing may be denied a license or the privilege of sitting for the licensing examination if they have been convicted of or pleaded “no contest” to a felony or other crime. Personal concerns regarding this position should be directed to the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (717-783-7146) before filing application to the school. The Pottsville Hospital PPH School of Nursing

YOUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Never before have there been so many exciting opportunities in the Nursing profession. You can now take the step to become a Registered Nurse at the Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing. The School of Nursing is located at Washington and Jackson Streets. It is a commuter school and houses classrooms, laboratories, a library, and faculty and administrative offices. All classrooms are equipped for use of audio-visual teaching equipment. In addition, the Computer and Learning Resource Centers offer computer-assisted instruction and a variety of interactive video programs.

The Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic, located across the street from the School, provides students with clinical experiences which complement classroom instruction. There are also additional off-campus clinical sites and agencies used to further expand experience and learning.

While some off-campus experiences are located within walking distance of the School, others will require access to a car. Car pooling is encouraged whenever possible; however, each student is responsible for arranging their own transportation to off-campus clinical sites.

The student body consists of individuals, male and female, of varied ages, educational backgrounds, and life experiences. In addition to learning, students often establish friendships that last a life time.