Earn your BSN in as few as 16 months. For individuals with some college credit or a non-nursing associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
Education Without Limits
Your path to becoming a nurse at HCA Midwest Health
Avila's Partnership with HCA Midwest Health
Graduate with a BSN with our accelerated format.
The ABSN program is available to those with an associate and bachelor's degree.
Avila's School of Nursing is CCNE accredited plus full approval by the Missouri State Board of Nursing.
Avila's School of Nursing 3-year average pass rate on the NCLEX-RN.
When enrolled in the Accelerated BSN program from Avila, you will participate in transformative healthcare clinicals at HCA Midwest Health and graduate as a highly trained nurse with real-world experience.
Explore the benefits for HCA employees:
- Preferred placement into Avila’s ABSN program.
- Preparation support for the National Council Licensure Exam for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN®).
Ready to pursue a new career—one that makes a difference for people in your community every day? Avila University is ready to help. Pursue a new career in nursing with our pre-licensure program for individuals who want to change careers.
We offer an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) for students with 60 or more prior college credits, a non-nursing associate degree, or a non-nursing bachelor’s degree.
In as few as 16 months, you can prepare to provide patient care that respects the whole person, supports individuals, families, and communities, and promotes wellness. You’ll build clinical skills through 60 hours of labs and 585 hours of simulation and direct clinical experience.
You’ll also gain an understanding of nursing research and how it applies to evidence-based practice while developing a foundation of skills for leadership in healthcare organizations, including hospitals, community health organizations, and more.
The nurse training collaboration with Avila University and HCA Midwest Health is a commitment to supporting education projects that minimize the workforce challenges facing many hospitals nationwide.
Why Earn Your Accelerated BSN at Avila?
Generations of Excellence
Avila University has been graduating nurses since 1940. We have the oldest baccalaureate nursing programs in the Kansas City metropolitan region. Our nursing programs have been continuously accredited since 1946. We are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN).
Innovative, 21st-Century Curriculum
Build your clinical skills and learn to function as part of a nursing team in our technologically advanced Nursing Education and Resource Center (NERC). Gain exposure to a wide range of nursing scenarios, including hospital, home healthcare, and mass casualty before beginning your clinical rotations.
Comprehensive Clinical Preparation
Avila University partners with healthcare organizations throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area to ensure you gain hands-on, supervised clinical experience in a variety of practice settings.
Faculty Who Know Nursing
Avila chooses faculty members with direct clinical experience and a deep commitment to strengthening the nursing profession through research, teaching, and mentorship.
Personal Attention and Support
We keep our nursing cohorts small to ensure that you can build meaningful connections with faculty and classmates from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, as you prepare to pursue your new career in nursing.
Program Quality Recognition
Our nursing program was named one of Missouri’s Top 10 Nursing programs in 2019 and 2020 by Nurse.org, and we are recognized as the top #13 nursing program in Missouri by RNCareers.org.
Take the Next Step Now
Talk to Avila University today to get started on your path to a new degree in nursing.