RN completion for paramedic
Overview
Paramedic to RN bridge program
Here’s a fast, flexible way for paramedics to make the move to become a registered nurse – and enjoy the salary bump that goes with it.
This associate degree bridge program capitalizes on your emergency service training skills as a pathway to earning an RN license and a foundation to pursue even more opportunities in nursing.
Applicants must be graduates of an accredited paramedic program and must take the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) test.
$76,000
RN annual mean wage, Akron-Canton area
US BLS, May 2022
Courses
Your pathway to a degree
Associate degree
Nursing application
Students interested in the ADN program need to review ALL information in the ADN application packet before submitting their applications.
Program information packet
- Information packet (PDF)
- Application (PDF)
- All applications should be submitted via Blackboard using the following link: https://blackboard.starkstate.edu/ultra/organizations/_42943_1/cl/outline
Nursing application deadlines
- ADN day and evening/weekend programs – March 31 for fall admission.
- RN completion for paramedic – March 31 for fall admission
- RN completion for the LPN (Main campus) – March 31 for fall admission.
- RN completion for LPN (SSC Akron evening/weekend) – October 31 for spring admission.