WVJC School of Nursing at CAMC

CAMC – WVJC Partnership

Charleston Area Medical Center and WVJC have joined forces to establish the WVJC School of Nursing at CAMC. This partnership between two of West Virginia’s most respected organizations will increase and improve access to nursing education. The WVJC-Charleston campus has entered into a Contracting Agreement with Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) for the delivery of clinical and lab instruction. For those students who receive clinical or lab instruction at a CAMC facility, the delivery of this instruction could be in accordance with that contractual agreement, and it would not exceed 49% of the total program.

CAMC’s mission is “striving to provide the best health care to patients every day.” Established in 1972, CAMC is home to a nationally recognized heart and vascular center, the largest cancer center in West Virginia, a regional neurosciences center, a kidney transplant center, the highest-level trauma center, and a dedicated women and children’s hospital.

WVJC has three residential campuses in West Virginia, located in Charleston, Bridgeport, and Morgantown. The curriculum is career-focused in nursing, allied health, business, and technology. Many programs are available online or as hybrid programs to help students balance family, work, and college.

Direct Admission CAMC Tuition Assistance

The WVJC School of Nursing at CAMC applies a direct admission policy, so incoming students begin the nursing program immediately. Once accepted, you’re guaranteed a seat in the nursing training program and will not need to complete years of pre-nursing general classes.

CAMC offers tuition assistance to eligible WVJC School of Nursing at CAMC students who have been accepted into the program. The tuition assistance allows students to pursue their desire to attend nursing school.  It also allows students to acclimate to the CAMC culture and build relationships with potential future colleagues.

The WVJC School of Nursing at CAMC offers its didactic classes online, allowing students some flexibility within work schedules and school schedules. Lab requirements and clinical rotations may occur at a CAMC medical facility or a mobile nursing lab.

Graduates will be conferred an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and be eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN)*.

*Passing the NCLEX-RN exam is required to become a Registered Nurse.

CAMC Clinical Experiences

A vital component of the program is that nursing students assimilate the CAMC work culture by completing the lab, clinical rotations, and preceptorship requirements at CAMC medical facilities. In addition, CAMC’s team members will support the learning experience.

Student nurses may satisfy some lab requirements in the WVJC Mobile Nursing Lab (MNL).

The MNL is an RV configured and outfitted with two equipped patient care rooms containing adult, obstetric, and pediatric high-fidelity simulations, a control room with two controller stations, advanced technology for recording and reviewing student practice, internal cellular internet capabilities, and an extension TV for participants outside of the MNL.

Accreditation and Approval

West Virginia Junior College
5514 Big Tyler Road, Suite 200
Cross Lanes, WV 25313

ABHES – West Virginia Junior College is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools to award diplomas and associate’s degrees. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools contact information is 6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 730, North Bethesda, MD 20852, Phone (301) 291-7550.

West Virginia RN Board – The West Virginia Junior College Nursing program has been granted full approval by the West Virginia RN Board. 5001 MacCorkle Avenue, SW, South Charleston, WV 25309, Phone (304) 744-0900. In addition, the West Virginia Rn Board has granted provisional approval for the WVJC Charleston, Beckley, and Huntington hybrid online programs.

ACEN – The associate degree nursing program at West Virginia Junior College at the Charleston campus located in Cross Lanes, WV, is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000 www.acenursing.org The most recent decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the associate degree nursing program is Initial Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at www.acenursing.com

Nursing Program Control – Accepted students are enrolled in the West Virginia Junior College (WVJC) School of Nursing. Although students will be doing clinical rotations at different medical facilities and although WVJC sometimes collaborates with medical facilities on the development and delivery of its programs, the WVJC School of Nursing maintains authority and control over all aspects of the Program, as required by its licensing and accreditation agencies.