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Nursing

Nursing programmes prepare people to care for patients across every setting Florida has, from a practical-nursing certificate at a technical college through an associate degree leading to RN licensure to a baccalaureate and beyond. One programme, several entry points.

The degrees this program covers
Nursing encompasses several degrees, and the level you enter at is the real decision. A PRACTICAL NURSING certificate leads to LPN licensure and is the fastest route into paid clinical work. An ASSOCIATE degree leads to RN licensure through NCLEX-RN. A BACCALAUREATE (BSN) leads to the same licence by a longer route, and is what many hospitals prefer and what graduate study requires. ⚠ An RN-to-BSN programme is for nurses who are ALREADY licensed and does not lead to initial licensure. Many Florida institutions offer more than one of these.

Florida public institutions offering this program

78 institutions awarded a credential in this field in 2023, at these levels: Associate, Bachelor's, Certificate (<12 weeks), Certificate (1-2 years), Certificate (12 weeks-1 year), Certificate (2-4 years), Doctorate (professional practice), Doctorate (research/scholarship), Master's, Post-master's certificate, Postbaccalaureate certificate. A school appears here if it awards anything in the field, however limited its offering — a technical college teaching only practical nursing has a nursing program. Listed alphabetically, not ranked.

Atlantic Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Big Bend Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Broward College
Associate · Bachelor's
Cape Coral Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Charlotte Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Chipola College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks)
College of Central Florida
Associate · Bachelor's
D A Dorsey Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks)
Daytona State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Eastern Florida State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Emerald Coast Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Erwin Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
First Coast Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Flagler Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Bachelor's · Master's
Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Doctorate (research/scholarship) · Master's · Postbaccalaureate certificate
Florida Gateway College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (1-2 years)
Florida Gulf Coast University
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Master's · Postbaccalaureate certificate
Florida International University
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Doctorate (research/scholarship) · Master's · Postbaccalaureate certificate
Florida Panhandle Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Florida SouthWestern State College
Associate · Bachelor's
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Florida State University
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Master's
Fort Myers Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Fred K Marchman Technical College
Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Gadsden Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Gulf Coast State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Hillsborough Community College
Associate · Bachelor's
Immokalee Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Indian River State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Lake Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Lake-Sumter State College
Associate · Bachelor's
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Lively Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Manatee Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Marion Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Miami Dade College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (1-2 years)
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
North Florida College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (1-2 years)
North Florida Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Northwest Florida State College
Associate · Bachelor's
Okaloosa Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Orange Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Osceola Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Palm Beach State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Pasco-Hernando State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Pensacola State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Certificate (1-2 years)
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Certificate (1-2 years)
Polk State College
Associate · Bachelor's
Radford M Locklin Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Ridge Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Riveroak Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year) · Certificate (2-4 years)
Saint Johns River State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Santa Fe College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years)
Seminole State College of Florida
Associate · Bachelor's
Sheridan Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus
Certificate (<12 weeks)
South Florida State College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (2-4 years)
St Petersburg College
Associate · Bachelor's
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Associate · Bachelor's
Suncoast Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Tallahassee Community College
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks)
The College of the Florida Keys
Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (<12 weeks)
Tom P. Haney Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Traviss Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years)
Treasure Coast Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
University of Central Florida
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Doctorate (research/scholarship) · Master's · Postbaccalaureate certificate
University of Florida
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Doctorate (research/scholarship) · Master's · Post-master's certificate · Postbaccalaureate certificate
University of Florida-Online
Bachelor's
University of North Florida
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Master's · Post-master's certificate
University of South Florida
Bachelor's · Doctorate (professional practice) · Doctorate (research/scholarship) · Master's
University of West Florida
Bachelor's · Master's
Valencia College
Associate · Bachelor's
William T McFatter Technical College
Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)
Withlacoochee Technical College
Certificate (<12 weeks) · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Source: federal IPEDS completions data for 2023, first majors only. ⚠ It records what was awarded, which is strong evidence of what is offered but can lag a newly launched program by a year or two. Check the institution’s own catalog before applying.