Vocational Nursing

This intensive three semester program offers classroom instruction and related clinical practice in the four basic areas of nursing care: adults, mothers and newborns, children, and the elderly. Graduates of this program will have a wide array of opportunities for providing nursing care for patients in structured health care settings. Patients cared for by Vocational Nurses typically are experiencing common, well-defined health problems with predictable outcomes. Students seeking entry in the Vocational Nursing program must file a specific program on-line application and complete additional admission procedures as required (see VN advisor for specific criteria, courses and procedures).

Program Approval: The Vocational Nursing Program at South Texas College has full approval from the Texas Board of Nursing (333 Guadalupe St., Suite 3-460, Austin, TX, 512-305-7400; www.bon.texas.gov).

Delivery Method: All Nursing courses are delivered face-to-face.

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• Degree Plans

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• Faculty

  Faculty

  Name	E-mail	Phone	Location
  Neely, Jessica - Program Chair	jmoran1	956-872-3135	NAHC A-4.314
  Briones, Maria L.	mbriones_3083	956-872-3137	NAHC A-427
  Carlos, Maria	mcarlos1
  Contreras, Sylvia	scontreras	956-488-5860	Starr L-1.612
  Countryman, Karen	kcountry	956-872-3086	NAHC 4.334
  De La Cruz, Judith C. Sevilla	jsdelacruz	956-973-1017	Mid-Valley K-1.803F
  Espera, Maynard	mespera	956-973-1053	Mid-Valley K-1.803E
  Garcia, Edna	egarcia_2508	956-447-1211	Mid-Valley K-1.803M
  Gracia, Geronimo	ggarcia1	956-447-6659	Mid-Valley K-1.803J
  Garza, Cynthia	cgarz358	956-716-4763	Starr L-1.622
  Garza, Gina	ggarza_8606	956-447-6642	Mid-Valley K-1.803C
  Herrera, Blanca	bherrer2	956-447-6640	Mid-Valley K-1.803G
  Miller, Rebecca	rjmiller1	956-872-3057	NAHC A-4.326
  Muro, Adriana	amuro5	956-872-3219	NAHC A-4.344
  Ochoa, Patricia	pochoa10	956-447-6690	Mid-Valley K-1.803K
  Payan, Simone	spayan
  Pruneda, Michelle	mlopez_7922	956-872-3009	NAHC A-4.338
  Reyna, Eloisa	emoctez1	956-872-3104	NAHC A-4.330
  Salinas, Cynthia	csalinas1	956-872-3167	NAHC A-4.342
  Soliz, Erin	ehash_6277	956-872-3131	NAHC A-4.322
  Trigo, Alexia	atrigo	956-872-2810	Mid-Valley K-1.803D
  Vargas, Joel J.	jvargas_4024	956-872-2811	NAHC A-4.318
  Whan, Amanda	awhan
  Yang, Richard	ryang_3797	956-872-2810	NAHC A-412

  For faculty not listed, please contact the department.

• Staff

  Staff

  Name	E-mail	Phone	Location
  Cantu, Claudia - Secretary	ccant223	956-872-3011	NAH A4.306
  Gonzalez, Nadia- Lab Assistant	ngonz188	956-973-1071	Mid-Valley K1.504
  Herrera, Alexis - Secretary	aherre92	956-447-6632	Mid-Valley K1.803
  Martinez, Suzan - Lab Assistant	smart113
  Raygoza, Samantha - Lab Coordinator	sraygoza	956-872-3006	NAH A4.416

• Career Exploration

  Potential Job Settings

  • Hospitals
  • Medical Offices from General/Specialist
  • Home Health
  • Schools
  • Long Term Care
  • Hospice
  • Adult Day Care

  Salary Data

  • Average Wage: $25.41/hour
  • Average Annual Pay:  $52,850.00
• Resources

  Handbooks

  VN Student Handbook

  NAH Student Handbook