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Program Statistics
Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health offers a three year diploma program in professional nursing. The curriculum design includes two years (six trimesters) of nursing courses, and one year (two semesters) of pre-requisite university courses.
100% - all students enrolled during year
Includes students enrolled in first year pre-nursing Penn Sate University courses
100% - all students enrolled in 2nd & 3rd year nursing courses
All students who started the second year nursing curriculum
"On time" - percentage of students completing the program within three years or 150% of time of length of nursing courses only following admission to the first course
Result of one-year post graduate follow-up:
Class of 2011:
Graduates = 24
Return Rate: 58.3%
100% of the respondents to the one-year post graduation survey are employed in nursing.
Where:
Hospitals: 100%
Employment Status:
Full Time: 79%
Part Time: 21%
Type of Postion Held:
Staff Nurse: 93%
Charge Nurse: 7%
Number of Positions Held Since Graduation:
78.5% of respondents have held only one position
21.4% - 2 to 3 positions
Result of five-year post graduation follow-up:
Class of 2007:
Graduates = 24
Return Rate = 37.5%
100% of the respondents are currently employed in nursing.
Where:
Hospitals: 89%
Outpatient Clinic: 11%
Employment Status:
Full Time: 89%
Part Time: 11%
Type of Position Held:
Staff Nurse: 55.5%
Staff/Charge: 33.3%
Charge Nurse - 11.1%
Number of Positions Held Since Graduation:
58.5% of respondents have held two or more positions with the average being two.
Information regarding Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health tuition, fees and length of program can be obtained from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission(NLNAC): 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326. Website - www.nlnac.org
Class of 2011 (one year); Class of 2007 (five year) -
"Overall, the Program prepared the graduate to practice as a professional nurse."
Graduate - one year - 100% rated 4 (Very Good) to 5 (Excellent)
Graduate - five year - 100% rated 4 (Very Good) to 5 (Excellent)
Employer - one year - 100% rated 3 (Good) to 5 (Excellent)
Gainful Employment Disclosures:
ON-TIME COMPLETION RATE:
Class of 2012:
25 students graduated on August 2, 2012. Of the 25 students, 23 (or 92%) started
the nursing portion of the Program on September 7, 2010, and they graduated on-time as
originally scheduled. Two students started the Program in September of 2009, and took an
extra year to complete the Program.
Class of 2011:
24 students graduated on August 4, 2011. Of the 24 students, 23 (or 95.8%) started
the nursing portion of the Program on September 8, 2009, and they graduated on-time as
originally scheduled. One student started the Program in September of 2008, and took an
extra year to complete the Program.
Class of 2010:
24 students graduated on August 5, 2010. Of the 24 students, 22 (or 92%) started
the nursing portion of the Program on September 8, 2008, and they graduated on-time as
originally scheduled. Two students started the Program in September of 2007, and took an
extra year to complete the Program.
PLACEMENT RATE:
Job Placement Rate (within 3-6 months of Graduation)
Class of 2005 - 100%
Class of 2006 - 100%
Class of 2007 - 100%
Class of 2008 - 100%
Class of 2009 - 100%
Class of 2010 - 100%
Class of 2011 - 100%
Class of 2012 - 100%
COHORT DEFAULT RATE:
Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health is extremely proud of
our School's low Student Loan Default Rate:
www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/defaultmanagement/cohortdetail.cfm?sno=0&ope_id=011715
LOAN DEBT OF MOST RECENT GRADUATION CLASS*:
Class of 2012
TITLE IV MEDIAN LOAN DEBT: $19,000
Of the 25 graduates in the Class of 2012, one student acquired no Title IV loan debt while
attending Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health. The other 24
students acquired Title IV loan debt ranging from $7,500 to $29,500.
PRIVATE LOAN DEBT: $0
Of the 25 graduates in the Class of 2012, only two students received private alternative loans(s). The two students' total private loan debt ranged from $8,000 to $8,487.
INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE PLANS: $0
No institutional finance plans are available.
*Note: This debt DOES NOT include any loan debt that the student may have incurred
while taking our required first year prerequisite nursing courses at a college or
university, or any debt that the student may have incurred at other previous institutions.