COCC Offers Nursing Program Orientation

Bend, Ore. – Central Oregon Community College is offering a nursing program orientation session from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Room 155 of the Boyle Education Center on the COCC Bend Campus.

The purpose of the meeting is to review the selection procedure for students interested in applying to COCC’s Associate of Applied Science in Nursing program as well as the prerequisites for applying and support courses necessary for the AAS degree. It is not necessary to be enrolled at COCC to attend this orientation, and reservations are not needed. However, admission into COCC’s Nursing program requires in-district residency. Contact the Admissions and Records Office at 541-383-7500 for details about residency. For information, call 541-318-3741.

In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viola: 541-383-7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact Anne Jenkins: 541-383-7743.

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