Chantia Gibson
  • NUR
  • Class of 2014
  • Columbia, TN

Columbia State pins Chantia Gibson as Fall 2014 Nursing Grad

2014 Dec 18

On Friday, Dec. 12, Chantia Gibson of Columbia, was one of 53 new nursing graduates that were pinned in a traditional ceremony held in Columbia State Community College's Webster Athletic Center.

"Our graduates are well prepared to enter the nursing profession as compassionate, skilled and knowledgeable caregivers," said Barbara Blum, Columbia State nursing director. "This was a close-knit class that worked well together and with others. They will be bringing qualities into the workplace that will serve them and nursing well in the future."

Columbia State nursing graduates recently completed four semesters of classroom instruction and ten credit hours of clinical instruction in order to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in nursing. Next, graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination in order to earn licensure, which is required to practice as a registered nurse.

The Columbia State nursing students' current first-attempt pass rate for the NCLEX is 95 percent, which surpasses the Tennessee average pass rate of 88.05 percent and the national rate of 82.86 percent.

Nursing students are trained to provide direct patient care in various areas, including medical, surgical, pediatrics and more. After graduation, these nurses will work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, schools and home health care settings.

The Columbia State nursing program is committed to excellence in nursing education. It has received full approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The program's four-year average graduate job placement rate is 95.2 percent.

Columbia State's nursing program has a competitive admission process with applicants admitted twice per year. For more information about applying to the program, contact Blum at (931) 540-2609 or bblum@ColumbiaState.edu, or visit www.ColumbiaState.edu/Nursing.