FLORENCE– The University of North Alabama and the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) are forging a partnership, with nursing students and Alabama reaping the rewards.
Officials with UNA and the ACCS signed a system-wide learning agreement for Nursing, and more specifically the online RN-BSN and RN-MSN programs in the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions.
Under the agreement, any Associates-prepared Nursing graduate from an 
ACCS member institution will be eligible for a 20 percent scholarship on tuition and fees at UNA. It is believed to be the first of its type between the ACCS and an Alabama public university.
Dr. Ross Alexander, vice president for Academic Affairs and provost at UNA, said the agreement helps address the acute shortage of credentialed nurses in Alabama.
Dr Ross Alexander
“We are proud to partner with ACCS on this comprehensive, system-wide learning agreement,” said Alexander. “This agreement will provide a path to baccalaureate and graduate degree attainment for literally thousands of registered nurses in the State of Alabama.”
The agreement is now UNA’s largest learning agreement to date, and will apply to more than 25 ACCS institutions, including Northwest-Shoals Community College. Due to its scope, the agreement could bolster enrollment at UNA.
“The enrollment potential of this agreement is astronomical and is a testament to the quality of a UNA Nursing degree, “said Ron Patterson, UNA chief enrollment officer and assistant to the President for Diversity.
For more information on the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions:
https://www.una.edu/nursing/
Media Release/University of North Alabama
Contact: Bryan Rachal/UNA
