Apply for Financial Aid

How to Apply?

The FAFSA can be filed electronically at http://fafsa.ed.gov be sure to include the Azure College school code (OPEID 042166). Azure College’s priority deadline for filing the FAFSA is March 1. The FAFSA should be filed within two weeks of application for admission and must be renewed each year. Prompt submission assures consideration for maximum available financial aid. The information reported on the FAFSA is used to determine the expected family contribution (EFC). Financial aid eligibility is determined by subtracting the EFC from the total estimated educational expenses.

After filling FAFSA:

 

After the FAFSA has been processed, the student will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). The student and/or family must review the SAR for accuracy and notify the financial aid office of any necessary corrections.
Assistance packages are developed using information from the FAFSA and any supplemental documents. The foundation for all assistance packages is contributions from student and family income and assets. Azure College provides students with award letters indicating the amount of financial aid for which they may be eligible and sources from which the aid may be received.
Reinstated/readmitted students may be considered for financial aid if they meet all eligibility requirements.
Azure College complies with all applicable state and federal equal credit opportunity laws; however, Azure College cannot guarantee financial assistance or credit to any student.

Nursing (ASN):

126.5 Quarter Credits
Total Clock Hours: 1765
104 weeks
Azure College’s Associate of Science degree program in Nursing enables students to acquire the knowledge and skills required to become registered nurses (RN) SOC Code 29.1111. Registered nurses are vital members of the health care team who assess, plan, and provide direct patient care. They work closely with physicians and other health care professionals. Education in nursing combines class work with clinical experiences in local hospitals, health care agencies, and the community. In addition to nursing classes and clinical assignments, students take a series of general education and basic science courses.
Within the scope of practice for the registered nurse, the graduate will meet the client’s needs by:

• Using critical thinking, the nursing process, and current standards of practice in developing plans of care based on developmental, biological, physiological, socio-cultural, religious and spiritual, and teaching/learning needs of clients.
• Practicing within the 3 nursing roles of provider of care, manager of care, and member of the discipline of nursing.
• Performing basic and complex therapeutic interventions using nursing knowledge, advanced skills, and current technology in a competent and safe manner.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing-professional behavior.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing-communication.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing-assessment
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of the professional nurse-clinical decision making.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing-caring intervention.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing- teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing-collaboration.
• Demonstrate competencies in the core components of professional nursing-managing care.

In meeting these outcomes, graduates of the program will not only be educated in a broad scope of nursing practices “to respond to society’s health care needs,” but also to fill a need realized from the national nursing shortage. The rigorous curriculum will ensure the highest level of training and quality of candidates.
Clinical experience is received in hospitals on acute medical-surgical, obstetrical, pediatric, maternity and critical care units, emergency rooms and operating rooms; in extended care and rehabilitation facilities; with home health and community health agencies; and in psychiatric facilities.

Upon completion the program, the graduate will receive an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing and be certified to the FBON who will determine the student’s eligibility to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX© -RN). Azure College cannot assure licensure.

Azure College, supporting culture. Kompa Fest.

Azure College winning 4th place in the Madam Gougouse Soccer Tournament.

Are you ready for the Civilian Combat

Military medics having gained their precious experience saving lives and providing relief from ailments afflicting their fellow servicemen while on duty, face an uphill task before they can put their valuable nursing skills to use in a civilian nursing practice.

From lack of documentation of their skills to increased dropout rates from civilian nursing programs, veteran medics face obstacles that arise more out perception of their abilities rather than the actual skills they possess.

Lack of information getting around the federal procedures that offer aid and support to veteran medics is also a cause for concern. Without proper support, financial and social, more and more veteran medics face employm

ent challenges in a civilian health care environment when indeed there a huge demand for civilian registered nurses.

Combat weary or combat ready

A case driven practical learning approach at Azure College mimics your previous work environment as a military medic. Highly structure learning environment and an individual co-ordinator assigned to each student ensures that a veteran medic student is getting the individual inputs required for successful course completion.

‘A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards,’ said former President Theodore Roosevelt. At Azure College, we are sensitive to this very line of thinking and create programs and teaching methods that are tailor made for veteran medics.

Azure college recognizes milestones that are daunting and perceived as almost insurmountable by veteran medics seeking re-employment in civilian healthcare. The boards often seem like a difficulty that prevents veteran medics from entering the civilian nursing profession-such stress points are adequately addressed by Azure’s preparatory curriculum and supportive trainers so you get the results that you always desired-becoming a Registered Nurse.

At Azure College you will be combat ready for the civilian nursing requirements that once challenged you.

Is it fun going back to college?

Older adults returning to college is in exciting prospect for both individuals and their families. A new education promises a better career and quality lifestyle options. Interlaced with this excitement is also recognition of challenges that lay ahead before successfully earning a degree and becoming a registered nurse.

The nursing profession and the healthcare sciences as a whole experience constant updates to the existing body of knowledge and consequently newer more complex topics need to be studied in the process of acquiring a recognized nursing qualification.

While quality teaching, a practical learning approach and latest technology help, an adult returning to school also needs a nurturing environment in which to learn and experienced staffs that are available to address the individual needs of adult learners.

A Community like Atmosphere:   

At Azure college, you are never alone. Staffs or fellow students, we encourage participative learning so that every individual actively takes part in the learning process and even contributes to it meaningfully. We value the experience adult students bring to the table and enrich our nursing training programs with your participation.

Nursing School or real life experience:

While theory is important, Azure College emphasizes supervised practical learning. You learn in an environment that simulates your future professional surroundings, making learning at nursing school more purposeful and enjoyable.

  

The right Support:

At Azure College, we understand that individual students have varied learning patterns and would require focused support from time to time. We also believe in the approachability of all our staffs so all your learning needs are fulfilled satisfactorily.

Every student is assigned a career student success coordinator who will see you through the course until such time you are employed. You can go to your assigned coordinator for help with nursing school and receive the specific information or support that is vital to your successful completion of the nursing program.

Azure college takes the toil out of returning to college. We have thought of your specific learning needs as an adult returning to school of nursing, and provide the necessary support for your success.