School of Nursing
Conemaugh School of Nursing provides first-rate training needed for a rewarding, stable, and financially secure nursing career.
- Two-year diploma accredited program approved by Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
- High job placement within weeks of graduation
- 990 hours of clinical practicum
- Low student-to-faculty ratios
- Renovated facilities to include a simulation and computer lab, and classrooms complete with state-of-the-art technology.
- Affordable tuition and fees
- Clinical experience in our Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center, Level 3 Regional Intensive Care Nursery, and Advanced Primary Stroke Center
- Partnerships for RN-to-BSN opportunities exist with Carlow, Chamberlain, Drexel, Grand Canyon, and Mount Aloysius providing our graduates reduced tuition and generous transfer options.
Approval
Conemaugh School of Nursing has appeared on the list of approved nursing schools since the list was compiled in 1918 by:
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-783-7142
Fax: 717-783-0822
www.dos.state.pa.us
Accreditation
The Conemaugh School of Nursing Diploma Program at DLP, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, LLC, at 1086 Franklin Street in Johnstown, PA 15905 is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. Phone: 404-975-5000.
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Diploma Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc.
3390 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Phone: 404-975-5000
Fax: 404-975-5020
www.acenursing.org
Visit the ACEN website
Graduates of ACEN-accredited programs outperform other graduates on licensure and advanced-certification examinations. The ACEN focuses on curriculum, faculty and student outcomes.
The ACEN goals:
- Supporting nursing education and transition-to-practice programs in obtaining and maintaining accreditation
- Promoting peer-review
- Advocating for self-regulation
- Fostering quality, equity, access, opportunity, mobility, and preparation for practice, or transition-to-practice, at all levels of nursing preparation
- Developing standards and criteria for accreditation
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is pleased to release a technical assistance video, How to File a Complaint, to help parents, families, student, and stakeholders better understand how they can file a complaint with OCR. This resource provides clear and concise direction on how an individual may bring incidents of potential discrimination to the attention of OCR, and includes information on deadlines, ways to provide the required information to OCR, and potential outcomes of complaint investigations. A direct link to the video is available here.
Information about the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s process for submitting consumer complaints.
Phone: 800-441-2555
Conemaugh Health System is required by U.S. Department of Education regulations to provide its students and prospective students with contact information for any relevant state official or agency that would appropriately handle a student’s complaint about Conemaugh’s education programs. Students are encouraged to utilize Conemaugh’s internal complaint policies and procedures prior to filing a complaint with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If a concern cannot be addressed through internal processes, students or prospective students may file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (16th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120).