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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2008 |
| Dean | Trisha Leann Horsley [1] |
Academic staff | 45 (full-time) [2] |
| Location | , , |
| Website | nursing |
The Texas A&M University School of Nursing in Bryan, Texas is the nursing school of Texas A&M University and a component of Texas A&M Health. It was established in 2008 to address the critical nursing shortage in Texas.[ citation needed ]
After receiving approval from the Texas Board of Nursing, the college began with 44 students in July 2008.[ citation needed ] The college of nursing is located in Bryan, Texas with clinical locations in Bryan-College Station, Round Rock, The Woodlands, and the Gulf Coast. [3]
The school offers three undergraduate degrees in nursing and three Masters of Science in specific fields of nursing. [4]
The college currently has a 99% first time pass rate for the NCLEX-RN. [5]
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