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History
Since 1969,
the Nursing Program has undergone many changes in order to maintain
its viability in a rapidly changing health care environment. The
Program is now under the auspices of the Science and Math division at
Danville Area Community College. The Program is approved through the
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDRP) and maintains
the state mandated 1:10 faculty-student clinical ratio. Student
tuition, fees, as well as multiple federal and local grants have helped
to sustain the level of technology and expansion of basic nursing
skills which have continued to keep the program strong within the
community. The strength of the program is reflected in the
consistently high retention rate, a state board exam rate of over 90%,
a virtual 100% job placement rate following graduation, and a reported
high degree of student satisfaction.
In June of
1995, Administration at Danville Area Community College filed a letter
of intent with the Illinois department of Professional Regulation to
study the feasibility of an Associate Degree in Nursing Program. This
was to be a collaborative effort between current nursing education and
health care facilities in the community. On May 1, 1998, the
feasibility study was approved by the State and curriculum writing
began.
On
Friday, July 9, 1999, the Board of Nursing of the Illinois Department
of Professional Regulation approved an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN/RN)
at Danville Area Community College. As a result of the meeting,
Associate Degree Nursing Education began on two levels at DACC in the
1999 Fall Semester.
The
first level of the program is the Practical Nursing level, after which
a person can exit the program and test for licensure as a Practical
Nurse (LPN). After completion of the second ADN level, graduates may
test for licensure as Registered Nurses (RN).
General education classes include Speech 101, English 101, Psychology
100, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and a Humanities elective
that meets IAI criteria. Students must have a "C" or better in each
course, and sciences must be current within 5 years.
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The Danville
Junior College School of Practical Nursing opened on September 22,
1963, at Washington Public School as part of the vocational Education
Program of District #118. Funds for the Program were provided under
the Federal Manpower Training Act of 1962. In June of 1966, the
college separated from Danville School District #118 and became an
independent two-year area college under the control of the Board of
Trustees of Community College District No. 507. The Practical Nursing
Program, however, remained within District #118 until 1969. In April
of that year, the Advisory Committee to the School of Practical
Nursing became concerned about problems associated with securing
federal funds for the nursing program on a continual basis. This group
of interested individuals initiated efforts to have the program
transferred to the college where its continuation would be assured.
Through the cooperation of the administration of Danville School
District #118 and Danville Junior College, the transfer was
accomplished on July 1, 1969. The program was placed in the Health and
Physical Education Department. In May of 1979, the Board of Trustees
of Danville Junior College voted to change the name of the College to
Danville Area Community College. This name was officially adopted on
July 1, 1979.
