Nursing Education - ADN & LPN Programs
Southwestern Community College's ADN and LPN programs are approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing, 400 S.W. 8th Street, Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515.281.3255.
U.S. Department of Education Regulations
As of July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education implemented new regulations that professional nursing programs (LPN and RN) must adhere to Regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v). In compliance with this regulation, Southwestern Community College practical nursing and associate degree nursing is providing the following information:
SWCC makes every effort to verify the information provided on requirements for licensure is accurate and up to date; however, these requirements are subject to change at any time. Students who will be seeking licensure as a registered nurse are strongly encouraged to review the licensure requirements at the associated website, linked below where available, for the state or territory in which they intend to practice.
| State/Territory | Meets Education Requirements for Licensure | If Does Not Meet, Rationale… |
| Alabama | Meets | |
| Alaska | Does Not Meet | National accreditation needed |
| Arizona | Meets | |
| American Samoa | Undetermined | |
| Arkansas | Meets | |
| California | Does Not Meet | Need CA Nursing Board approval |
| Colorado | Meets | |
| Connecticut | Does Not Meet PN - Meets ADN | PN requires 1,500 contact hours |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet | Need 200 LPN clinical hours and 400 RN clinical hours |
| District of Columbia | Meets | |
| Florida | Meets | |
| Georgia | Meets | |
| Guam | Meets | |
| Hawaii | Meets | |
| Idaho | Meets | |
| Illinois | Meets | |
| Indiana | Meets | |
| Iowa | Meets | |
| Kansas | Meets | |
| Kentucky | Meets | |
| Louisiana | Meets | |
| Maine | Does not meet | Requires national accreditation |
| Maryland | Meets | |
| Massachusetts | Meets | |
| Michigan | Does not meet | Will require national accreditation; needs human trafficking course; needs implicit bias course |
| Minnesota | Does not meet | Requires national accreditation |
| Mississippi | Meets | |
| Missouri | Meets | |
| Montana | Meets | |
| Nebraska | Meets | |
| Nevada | Does not meet | Nursing program administrator must have minimum of three years teaching experience in a nursing program |
| New Hampshire | Meets | |
| New Jersey | Meets | |
| New Mexico | Meets | |
| New York | Does Not Meet | PN + Infection control course approved by NYSED; ADN+ Child abuse reporting and infection control courses approved by NYSED |
| North Carolina | Meets | |
| North Dakota | Meets | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Meets | |
| Ohio | Meets | |
| Oklahoma | Meets | |
| Oregon | Meets | |
| Pennsylvania | Does not meet PN - Meets ADN | PN requires 1,500 hours |
| Puerto Rico | Undetermined | https://www.salud.pr.gov/ / 787.725.7506 |
| Rhode Island | Meets | +1 hour course on Alzheimer’s |
| South Carolina | Meets | |
| South Dakota | Meets | |
| Tennessee | Meets | |
| Texas | Meets | |
| Utah | Meets | |
| Vermont | Meets | |
| Virgin Islands | Meets | |
| Virginia | Meets | |
| Washington | Meets | |
| West Virginia | Meets | |
| Wisconsin | Meets | |
| Wyoming | Meets |