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Pre-Nursing Orientation for Fall 2009 Admission

If you plan to apply for the ADN Program at College of the Mainland, you must complete the Pre-Nursing Orientation online by May 8, 2009.

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Welcome to College of the Mainland's Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program Home Page. We hope you find the information here that you need to make a great career decision to start on the path to become a registered nurse. Please call us or email us with additional questions so that we show you why we think our ADN program is one of the best!

You may already know that nursing is a caring profession, but it is also one of the most marketable health care professions with a variety of career options to choose from.


ADN Catalog & Web Page change effective for 2007-2008

Current immunizations, including Hepatitis B, are required prior to admission.

For example, student who anticipate applying to the ADN Program for the Fall MUST have their first hepatitis B injection no later than March 1, the second injection no later than April 1, and the third injection prior to first day of class. Students who have not completed the hepatitis B series by the first class day will no longer be admitted into the program. Please contact the Nursing Program Office if you have any questions regarding this required immunization series.

Careers in Nursing

Across the Country / Across Town

  • hospital operating rooms
  • maternity wards
  • emergency departments
  • intensive care units
  • physicians' offices
  • private homes
  • public health agencies
  • outpatient clinics
  • HMOs
  • home health care
  • schools
  • camps
  • industry
  • hospice
  • long-term care facilities
  • and various other health care facilities

Skilled Nurses Command Top Dollars

Employees are looking for skilled nurses like those graduating from College of the Mainland's Nursing Program. Beginning nurse salaries are currently in the $40,000 range, and that's before you factor in shift differentials, overtime or sign-on bonuses.

And job availability is predicted to remain high in nursing for years to come.

COM Nursing Programs

College of the Mainland's Associate Degree Nursing Program is one of the best in the area with first-class faculty and clinicals in hospitals and other health care facilities in Galveston and on the Mainland including the Houston area. COM also offers a transitional program for LVN practitioners who want to become RNs. Contact us about when the next LVN to RN Transitional class begins.

Faculty to Student Ratio

With a small student/faculty ratio, students at COM receive a lot of individual attention. All nursing students are assigned a faculty mentor. And all faculty have daily office hours during which time they are available to students.

State of the Art Lab Equipment

SIM Man

In addition to the standard equipment found in most nursing labs, COM provides students the additional opportunity to work with SIM Man, a computerized mannequin / patient.

Through programmed scenarios, SIM Man simulates a variety of patient conditions that allow nursing students the opportunity to practice assessment skills and then observe "real life" changes in SIM Man's condition as they provide appropriate interventions.


IV Simulator

The lab is also equipped with an IV simulator and a hemodynaamic monitor that allows students hands-on critical care experiences prior to "real life" clinical experiences.

A RN lab coordinator is available to assist students in mastering these skills.


Nursing Counselor / Retention Specialist

The Nursing Counselor is available to assist nursing and pre-nursing students with academic, career and personal problems. She provides test taking and study skills workshops that are nursing-specific, and she offers both individual and group counseling on topics such as stress, time management, and test anxiety.

Financial Aid

Learn more about financial aid for COM students.

Professional Nursing Student Organizations

COM Nursing Students can become members of organizations including:

Graduation Program Requirements and National Examination

Upon successful completion of a minimum of two academic years and all program requirements, including successful completion of a program selected NCLEX-RN Readiness Examination, the graduate may make an application to take a National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Students who are successful in completing the Nursing Curriculum will not be able to graduate until they have successfully completed a NCLEX-RN Readiness Examination (see College Catalog.