Nursing
The Fall 2025 (September 2025 Start) Selective Admissions Application packet for the Nursing Program is now available and we are currently accepting applications. The deadline for students to apply is March 21, 2025.
Students wanting to complete pre-requisites for the nursing program should apply for the Health Occupations Certificate Program.
WCCC Nursing Program Information Packet 2024-25WCCC Nursing Program Sheet (1)
Nursing Student Handbook – Updated 10/9/2024
Accreditation Information
The Associate Degree nursing program at Washington County Community College Main Campus located in Calais, Maine is pursuing initial accreditation by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree nursing program is Candidacy status as of 5/21/2024.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.
Washington County Community College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its associate degree nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 1:00PM on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 in the WCCC Boardroom in Riverview Hall located at One College Drive, Calais, Maine, 04619. Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted to the ACEN via email at public-comments@acenursing.org or to the ACEN office: Attn: Accreditation Services All written comments should be received by the ACEN by January 20, 2025.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta GA, 30326
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes End of Program Student Leaning Outcomes Patient Centered Care (1) Teamwork & Collaboration (2) Evidence Based Practice (3) Safety (4) Informatics & Technology (5) Professionalism (6) Leadership (7) Communication (8) Geriatrics (9)
Provide patient centered holistic care, utilizing the nursing process, to individuals and families across the life span and the wellness-illness continuum.
Formulates own professional leadership style with integrity by effectively using skills such as advocacy, communication, and education with the entire patient care team.
Provide safe and ethical care utilizing evidence-based practice to support the decision-making process and improve quality of care.
Provide safe and effective care while demonstrating professional communication, collaboration, and leadership ability.
Provides safe and ethical care founded in evidence-based practice through the utilization of informatics and technology to support decision making and quality of care.
Demonstrate legal and ethical accountability for the delivery of caring and competent nursing care using professional communication with interdisciplinary team members.
Values professional leadership and integrity by effectively using advocacy, communication, and education with the entire patient care team.
Develops effective communication skills that foster mutual respect and shared decision making in the healthcare setting.
Values the unique psychosocial, physical, and cultural attributes of the older adult to promote healthy aging, while providing safe and effective evidence-based care.
Questions? Contact us at 207-454-1000 or by emailing admissions@wccc.me.edu
Program Faculty: Nursing Program Administrator, Kayli Doten.