Bay College proudly recognized its 2025 Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) graduates from the Escanaba Bay College Campus during a traditional pinning ceremony held on December 16, 2025 at the Besse Auditorium. The ceremony marked the successful completion of a rigorous academic and clinical program and celebrated the graduates’ transition into the nursing profession. With completion of the program, each graduate is now eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
The Nursing program at Bay College offers an Associate Degree in Nursing that is approved by the State of Michigan Board of Nursing and fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This distinction reflects the College’s commitment to high academic standards, quality instruction, and graduate readiness for professional practice.
Nursing continues to be one of the most in-demand careers nationwide, offering meaningful work, long-term job security, and opportunities to make a lasting impact in the lives of others. Bay College’s AAS-Nursing (RN) program is a five-semester curriculum designed to prepare students with the competencies necessary to succeed as registered nurses in today’s evolving healthcare environment. The College’s cutting-edge simulation lab provides students with valuable hands-on experience through supervised clinical placements in hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as advanced learning opportunities. These experiences help bridge theory and practice, ensuring graduates are well prepared to provide safe, compassionate, and effective patient care.
Through its Associate Degree in Nursing program, Bay College continues to support workforce development in the region while preparing graduates for honorable, stable, and rewarding careers in healthcare.
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Bay College is the community’s college with a mission of: Student Success, Community Success, and Culture of Success. Bay is devoted to each individual’s achievement in the classroom, on-campus, online, in the community and into the workforce by providing career certificates, associate degrees, transferable university credits, industry certifications, trainings, and professional development programs which develop skillsets, enrich individuals, and advance careers. #BayIsTheWay