{"id":4714,"date":"2022-06-29T19:52:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T19:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=4714"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:10:15","slug":"homepage-testpage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing-Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4714\" class=\"elementor elementor-4714\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63fe43d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-items-bottom animated-fast elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"63fe43d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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premium-nav-animation-skew\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-hamburger-toggle premium-mobile-menu-icon\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Toggle Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bars\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-92ece56 menu-item-has-children\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Programs<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8d4d0a7 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/accelerated-bachelors-in-nursing-abin-degree-program\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>ABiN Nursing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8dabd71 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/undergraduate\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>BS in Nursing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-29cd954 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/rnbs\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>RN to BS Program <\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f7be54f premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/ms-nursing\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Master of Science in Nursing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-0893cf4 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/doctor-of-nursing-practice\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Doctor of Nursing Practice <\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8111e8a premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/edd\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Ed.D Nursing Program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b8a6154\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/licensure-disclosure-statement\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Disclosure Statement<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-d1b54a2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/forms\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Forms<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-923e916\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/faculty\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-3af6d4f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/alumni\/nursing-alumni\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Alumni<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-slide-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-outer-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-close\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-mobile-menu premium-main-mobile-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-92ece56 menu-item-has-children\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Programs<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8d4d0a7 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/accelerated-bachelors-in-nursing-abin-degree-program\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>ABiN Nursing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8dabd71 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/undergraduate\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>BS in Nursing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-29cd954 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/rnbs\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>RN to BS Program <\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f7be54f premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/ms-nursing\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Master of Science in Nursing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-0893cf4 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/doctor-of-nursing-practice\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Doctor of Nursing Practice <\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8111e8a premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/edd\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Ed.D Nursing Program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b8a6154\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/licensure-disclosure-statement\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Disclosure Statement<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-d1b54a2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/forms\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Forms<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-923e916\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/faculty\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-3af6d4f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/alumni\/nursing-alumni\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Alumni<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6ba725 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d6ba725\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b7ef1d\" data-id=\"3b7ef1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3a5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b3a5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Western Connecticut State University\u2019s <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb34b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"edb34b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71585fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71585fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Department of Nursing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16012b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"16012b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92064be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92064be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>One of the top-rated nursing schools in New England,<\/b> WCSU prepares you for the most rewarding career of all\u2014without burdening you with debt.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f115e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f115e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local and affordable, WCSU offers small class sizes and accessible faculty that help our students have high NCLEX pass rates. Our scores for students who pass on their first attempt range between 91 - 100%.\nAt WCSU you\u2019ll work toward your degree in person or online, learn from practicing professionals in evidence-based programs and enhance your skills in our nursing simulation labs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d095856\" data-id=\"d095856\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c41a9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0c41a9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92f8bac\" data-id=\"92f8bac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729db63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-img-gallery\" data-id=\"729db63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_gallery_img_content&quot;:[{&quot;premium_gallery_img_name&quot;:&quot;Jeanette H. 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(Bjurback) Lupinacci, Ed.D, RN, Department of  Nursing Chair<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-gallery-whole-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/faculty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeanette H. (Bjurback) Lupinacci, Ed.D, RN, Department of  Nursing Chair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ccd7ee\" data-id=\"7ccd7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c0dac premium-video__glow-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-video-box\" data-id=\"f8c0dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/UewFWiOJdKg?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;mute=0&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-f8c0dac&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;43&quot;}}\" class=\"premium-video-box-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-30-at-10.37.17-AM.png&#039;)\" class=\"premium-video-box-image-container zoomin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-video-box-play-icon-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"premium-video-box-play-icon fas fa-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d0c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4d0c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the WCSU Nursing Program<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718e514 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"718e514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At WCSU, we help you help others<br>\u2014while you advance in a valuable career<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e837e4f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e837e4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5975f8\" data-id=\"b5975f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e773b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e773b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3348d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3348d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a2bad\" data-id=\"53a2bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-62279c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62279c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d01fe4 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2d01fe4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938a065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"938a065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nursing Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef6866 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ef6866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fb08c0\" data-id=\"5fb08c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef7a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aef7a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We offer four areas of study in nursing: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd4075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd4075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Undergraduate, RN to BS, Masters and Doctoral Studies,<\/strong> allowing for a comprehensive interactive curriculum, engaged learners, emphasis on critical thinking and promoting professionalism in nursing practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0303dfe elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0303dfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905e1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"905e1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diverse students benefit from convenient &amp; comprehensive programs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8977b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8977b68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212141e\" data-id=\"212141e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ab68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17ab68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/undergraduate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-04.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-7852\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-04.png 657w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-04-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e157d3a premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"e157d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Read More&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Less&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_select&quot;:&quot;pixel&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_mobile&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_tablet&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-unfold-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-container'>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-folder'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-unfold-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUndergraduate\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-content-e157d3a\" class=\"premium-unfold-content toggled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-unfold-content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Be sought after for great jobs<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">WCSU\u2019s nursing department has affiliations with many health care agencies in the greater Danbury, Waterbury and New Haven areas. WCSU nursing has one of the highest pass rates for the NCLEX in Connecticut and our graduates are sought after by many employers in Connecticut and greater New England.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ef432d\"><a style=\"color: #ef432d;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/undergraduate\/\">LEARN MORE \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-btn-md\" href=\"javascript:;\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-button-text\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-icon premium-unfold-after\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-fold\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-unfolded\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4bbd60\" data-id=\"c4bbd60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2820099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2820099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/rnbs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-05.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-7851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-05.png 657w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-05-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d3155 premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"41d3155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Read More&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Less&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_select&quot;:&quot;pixel&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_mobile&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_tablet&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-unfold-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-container'>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-folder'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-unfold-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRN to BS Program\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-content-41d3155\" class=\"premium-unfold-content toggled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-unfold-content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Upgrade your resume\u2026 and your job<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Our RN to BS program offers online classes. Registered Nurse (RN) graduates of associate degree and diploma programs earn the baccalaureate degree at WCSU by completing a program of study similar to that completed by undergraduate students, but including RN-only components that acknowledge and build on your existing knowledge and skills.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #faad31\"><strong><a style=\"color: #faad31;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/rnbs\/\">LEARN MORE \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-btn-md\" href=\"javascript:;\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-button-text\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-icon premium-unfold-after\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-fold\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-unfolded\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d1f07\" data-id=\"71d1f07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ed8f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/ms-nursing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-02.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-7853\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-02.png 657w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-02-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb389d6 premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"bb389d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Read More&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Less&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_select&quot;:&quot;pixel&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_mobile&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_tablet&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-unfold-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-container'>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-folder'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-unfold-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaster of Science\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-content-bb389d6\" class=\"premium-unfold-content toggled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-unfold-content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Prepare to lead in practice, education and management<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The hybrid online and in-person Master of Science in Nursing program at WCSU prepares nurses for leadership positions in nursing practice, nursing education and \/or nursing management. We offer a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Our graduates can be found in leadership positions throughout Connecticut and the northeast and have a high rate of success on APRN certification exams.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #002856\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #002856;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/ms-nursing\/\">LEARN MORE \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-btn-md\" href=\"javascript:;\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-button-text\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-icon premium-unfold-after\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-fold\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-unfolded\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3c2d46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3c2d46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0029e4\" data-id=\"a0029e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918a46b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"918a46b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctoral Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb746bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb746bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Courses are offered online with a residency requirement once a year<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8787eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8787eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We welcome you to explore our nursing programs and see how WCSU helps you advance your career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-147b5f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"147b5f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8021299\" data-id=\"8021299\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-840e63c\" data-id=\"840e63c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Online&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99f5e6 premium-floating-effects-yes premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-stripe premium-gbadge-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a99f5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_fe_trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_direction&quot;:&quot;alternate&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_loop&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;premium_fe_easing&quot;:&quot;easeInOutSine&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/doctor-of-nursing-practice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-03.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-7854\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-03.png 657w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-03-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b91594 premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"8b91594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Read More&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Less&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_select&quot;:&quot;pixel&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_mobile&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_tablet&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-unfold-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-container'>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-folder'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-unfold-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDoctor of Nursing Practice\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-content-8b91594\" class=\"premium-unfold-content toggled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-unfold-content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Significantly improve healthcare services within communities<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is designed for advanced practice nurses seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice that is not research or educational focused. This program prepares you in both quantitative and qualitative research, evidence-based practice, foundations of policy and practice design, and implementation of practice initiatives that advances healthcare practices and services to significantly improve healthcare services within communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #3ac5ef\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3ac5ef;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/graduate\/doctor-of-nursing-practice\/\">LEARN MORE \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-btn-md\" href=\"javascript:;\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-button-text\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-icon premium-unfold-after\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-fold\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-unfolded\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea5d3de\" data-id=\"ea5d3de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-gbadge=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;ONLINE&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:false}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa6a78 premium-gbadge-yes premium-gbadge-stripe premium-gbadge-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fa6a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/edd\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-06.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-7855\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-06.png 657w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/07\/WCSU-Shield-Variationscolor-06-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b476eaa premium-unfold-btn-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-unfold-addon\" data-id=\"b476eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_unfold_button_fold_text&quot;:&quot;Read More&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_button_unfold_text&quot;:&quot;Less&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_dur_select&quot;:&quot;slow&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_select&quot;:&quot;pixel&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_mobile&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_height_pix_tablet&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_fold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;premium_unfold_unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-unfold-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-container'>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='premium-unfold-folder'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-unfold-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEd.D. in Nursing Education\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-unfold-content-b476eaa\" class=\"premium-unfold-content toggled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-unfold-content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Teach tomorrow\u2019s nurses<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The online Ed.D. in Nursing Education is a collaborative program between Western Connecticut State University and Southern Connecticut State University. The program addresses the critical need for nurse educators in Connecticut and nation-wide. Every course, assignment, video conference, residency presentation or practicum experience throughout the program prepares students for the nursing faculty role.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #311545\"><strong><a style=\"color: #311545;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/edd\/\">LEARN MORE \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-btn-md\" href=\"javascript:;\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-button-text\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-unfold-icon premium-unfold-after\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-fold\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-icon-holder-unfolded\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8969420\" data-id=\"8969420\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d9a1b0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d9a1b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-704c4f2\" data-id=\"704c4f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360a87b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"360a87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8afba71 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8afba71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf068d2\" data-id=\"bf068d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68a0974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68a0974\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94ccdfc\" data-id=\"94ccdfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57247c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57247c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn and grow with expert faculty and high-end facilities <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4347533\" data-id=\"4347533\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107d5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"107d5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our nursing faculty are experts in their fields, with advanced professional degrees from leading educational institutions, as well as specialty certification where appropriate. Our facilities include skills labs, a physical assessment lab, simulation rooms and simman patient simulators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f5db8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f5db8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcf2386\" data-id=\"bcf2386\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7566e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7566e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;grow&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/Nursing-UG-2018_0506.jpg\" data-width=\"2100\" data-height=\"1500\" aria-label=\"WCSU expert faculty\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/Nursing-FA2020_8771-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" data-height=\"1707\" aria-label=\"WCSU high-end facilities\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/NUR-UG_9421-e1647016701798.jpg\" data-width=\"2100\" data-height=\"1348\" aria-label=\"WCSU expert faculty\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/NUR-UG-WTBY_9793-1-e1647016031136.jpg\" data-width=\"1500\" data-height=\"1832\" aria-label=\"WCSU expert faculty\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-87dea0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87dea0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6893d4c\" data-id=\"6893d4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea51ec2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea51ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_tilt_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/CCNE-Seal-RGB-1200x937-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/CCNE-Seal-RGB-1200x937-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/CCNE-Seal-RGB-1200x937-1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/CCNE-Seal-RGB-1200x937-1-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/03\/CCNE-Seal-RGB-1200x937-1-768x600.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d9be4b\" data-id=\"1d9be4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ee9555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are fully accredited<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c8d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3c8d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Our baccalaureate degree program in nursing; master\u2019s degree program in nursing; Doctor of Nursing Practice program; and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Western Connecticut State University are <strong>all accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education<\/strong>, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. <em>The Department of Nursing was accredited in 2018.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f0ce10 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f0ce10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-68afeb3\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-lottie-animation\" data-lottie-url=\"https:\/\/assets8.lottiefiles.com\/packages\/lf20_gmtnmmel.json\" data-lottie-loop=\"true\" data-lottie-reverse=\"\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Commitment to a caring culture\"> Commitment to a caring culture 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class=\"premium-icon-box-text-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-icon-box-title\">Required background checks, vaccination, drug testing and finger printing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Due to the requirement by clinical sites in Connecticut, nursing students are required to complete background checks, vaccinations, drug testing and fingerprinting<strong> prior<\/strong> to beginning a clinical experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-big \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"premium-icon-box-icon far fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-241da2b\" data-id=\"241da2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e22b1 premium-icon-box-flex-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-icon-box\" data-id=\"40e22b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-out\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-container-in\" >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-box-icon-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"premium-icon-box-icon hvr-float-shadow fas fa-rocket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div 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