Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta - Bachelor of Nursing (NESA)
At the heart of healthcare
Use your caring and compassionate nature to help those in need as part of a vital, in-demand field. We’ve partnered with the University of Lethbridge to offer you a four-year collaborative degree in Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta (NESA) to get you the career of which you’ve always dreamed. You’ll start your journey here, where for the first two years, you’ll get a mixture of theory and practical learning. You’ll also be exposed to real-life situations through hands-on clinical experience and on human patient simulators in our Simulated Patient Health Environment for Research and Education (SPHERE) lab to put you at the heart of this exciting industry.
Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta is right for you if you:
- have excellent problem-solving, organizational and critical-thinking abilities
- can communicate well in writing and in person
- can make decisions quickly, especially in stressful situations
- possess patience, flexibility, understanding and a caring attitude
- can lead and work co-operatively with others.
Get a dose of reality
As a healthcare professional, people will depend on you to act quickly in critical situations. This is why we encourage you to take a self-directed approach to your learning under the careful guidance of an instructor, whom you’ll work closely with using your knowledge of the industry to gain experience and solve problems. You’ll also have the opportunity to partake in course-based practicums in various healthcare facilities to utilize and sharpen your skills.
On-campus labs in SPHERE and the Cousins Science Centre, and off-campus in health region facilities.
All applicants applying to the four-year NESA BN degree program must apply directly to the University of Lethbridge. Please refer to the U of L admissions information.
| Tuition | Fees | Books & Supplies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $3,198 | $899 | $2,100* |
| Year 2 | $3,744 | $1,065 | $1,800* |
