College of Nursing and Health Professions
Lake Charles, Louisiana
If you want a future career working with patients as a nurse or a counselor, or you're more interested in working behind the scenes at a hospital as a radiology technician, healthcare administrator, or medical laboratory technician, we're here to help you make your dreams a reality.
(Looking to start your journey towards becoming a pharmacist, a dentist, or a doctor? Don't worry, McNeese offers pre-med programs, too!)
The College of Nursing and Health Professions is home to a wide variety of degree programs in the health care field. With state-of-the-art technology, hands-on learning opportunities and highly dedicated faculty, our students are prepared to provide excellent care to their communities.
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College Highlights
- McNeese nursing students have a 98% passage rate for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) exam, and earn their licenses at a rate that far exceeds national and state averages.
- As one of only four programs in Louisiana that award bachelor’s degrees for radiologic sciences, our students boast a 98% first-time pass rate on the ARRT national certification exam.
- For the past several years, our student certification rates for family nurse practitioners and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners has been 100%.
- Since 2018, 100% of McNeese's medical laboratory science degree graduates have started their medical laboratory careers within six months of graduation.