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Southern New Hampshire University
BSN Completion
Online · 48 months · $50,400 total tuition
Enrolls Colorado residents
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BSN (Traditional)
On campus · 48 months · $43,760 total tuition
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Accelerated BSN
On campus · 15 months · $52,000 total tuition
See campus schedule and cost: Accelerated BSN at ECPI University
Denver College of Nursingoverall score
Strengths
- Job market strength
Watch-outs
- Online flexibility
Score breakdown
- Job market strength80
- Graduation rate64
- Online flexibility50
- Tuition affordability65
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
Admissions
Admissions at Denver College of Nursing
Open Enrollment.
- Acceptance / admission rate
- Publicly available IPEDS-based sources (e.g., College Factual) describe the school as “open admissions,” with no specific rate data published.
- Denver College of Nursing’s official site does not state an acceptance rate. Third-party estimates vary widely—from 100% (e.g., EduRank, Varsity Tutors), to 69–87.5% in other unofficial sources—these figures are not corroborated on any official .edu site.
- ‣ Conclusion: No verified, official acceptance or admission rate is published by Denver College of Nursing.
- Minimum GPA requirements
- For the BSN program, applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Prerequisite courses require a grade of “C” or better; requirements must be completed prior to program start.
- In the case of the MSN program, the minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA is 2.5, with a grade of “B” or better required in all undergraduate nursing courses.
- TEAS / HESI (entrance exam) thresholds
- For the BSN program, there is not a general requirement of the SLE entrance exam, but applicants must:
- Achieve a score of 22 on the SLE exam, or
- Obtain at least 75
Based on publicly available information. Source
Wages
Colorado RN mean wage
Published tuition is in the figures above. This is the mean annual wage for a registered nurse in the school's home state.
$95,470
Salary is the BLS OEWS May 2024 mean annual wage for registered nurses in Colorado. Tuition is the school-published program total and excludes fees, books, and living costs.
Format
Schedule and format at Denver College of Nursing
- Delivery formats:
- DCN offers on‑campus programs (ADN and BSN) featuring traditional didactic classroom instruction, learning‑skills labs, and clinical classes at healthcare facilities.
- DCN provides fully online programs (RN to BSN and MSN), delivered entirely online.
- Some general education courses may be offered as hybrid (online or partially online and partially on-ground).
- Start‑date flexibility:
- On‑campus ADN and BSN programs operate with cohort‑based scheduling, where students take classes together for the length of the program.
- DCN offers multiple program start dates per year for ADN and BSN on‑campus programs.
- For online RN to BSN and MSN programs, start dates are scheduled throughout the year.
- Time‑of‑day / evening/weekend options:
- On‑campus classes may be scheduled Monday–Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and other times as necessary; clinical hours may include nights, weekends, holidays, and inter‑semester breaks ([denvercollegeofnursi
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Programs
Details that belong to one program
Accelerated BSN
Minimum GPA: 2.0
The school is described as having open admissions, with no specific rate data published.
On-campus programs are full-time day programs, and working full-time is not recommended, although part-time healthcare work may be attempted if schedules are very flexible.
ADN
The school is described as having open admissions, with no specific rate data published.
On-campus programs are full-time day programs, and working full-time is not recommended, although part-time healthcare work may be attempted if schedules are very flexible.
LPN
The school is described as having open admissions, with no specific rate data published.
On-campus programs are full-time day programs, and working full-time is not recommended, although part-time healthcare work may be attempted if schedules are very flexible.
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