Mission Statement
Notes from the Director of Nursing
Welcome to the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Lone Star College-North Harris. The Nursing Department at Lone Star College-North Harris offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Associate Degree Nursing. Entrance into the Associate Degree Nursing program is highly competitive and selective.
The program selects the top 120 students from hundreds of applications received each year into its Basic Track Program. Our curriculum prepares students to take the licensure examination, NCLEX-RN. We are proud to say that the average pass rate for the past five years has been over 90 percent.
We are accredited by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) and also hold full accreditation from the prestigious National League for Nursing Accrediting Committee, Inc. (NLNAC).
Lone Star College-North Harris ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING
The nursing faculty at Lone Star College-North Harris is committed to the stated mission, purpose, and philosophy of the institution and to the concept of quality education to meet community needs through the preparation of individuals to function at a variety of levels of nursing practice.
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE NURSING PROGRAM
The mission of the nursing program at Lone Star College-North Harris is to provide a quality education to prepare competent, caring, ethical members of the health care team in dynamic health care environment. We believe the community college provides an ideal, accessible setting for nursing education where students of all educational and cultural backgrounds may achieve their goals.
The philosophy for the nursing program is founded upon fundamental concepts of the individual, health, health care, the health care client, the community, the educational process, nursing education and the practice of nursing.
