La Salle’s Nursing Programs provide students with a strong foundation that allows them to build a career in the wide range of professions available to nurses today. Graduates become culturally and clinically competent members of their profession via state-of-the-art simulation labs, experienced and dedicated faculty, and clinical experiences at the largest teaching hospital facilities in the Philadelphia area.
La Salle University’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences has an innovative, evidence-based, experiential, and interprofessional nursing program. Students in our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program boast NCLEX pass rates that exceed the state and national averages, and 100% of our graduates land placements in the field after completing the program.
The Nursing faculty encourages students to Explore, Experience, and Excel in a teaching-learning environment that fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers. We focus on the care of vulnerable populations and respect the humanity of the people that we serve.
The program has established strong ties with several senior centers, adult day care centers, hospitals, and other health care facilities within Philadelphia and the surrounding areas (including Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware Counties as well as New Jersey). Clinical experiences associated with coursework may be assigned at institutions such as
La Salle’s BSN, MSN, DNP and APRN post-master’s certificate programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
NCLEX-RN® first-time pass rate for the 2023-2024 testing period. Over the past 6 years (2017-2023), the program has had an average 92.6% NCLEX-RN® first-time pass rate.