FACTS AT A GLANCE

College of NursingUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA • ORLANDO, FLA.

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12201 Research Parkway, Suite 300Orlando, Florida 32826T: 407.823.2744 • F: 407.823.5675

Interim Dean: Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM

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PHILANTHROPY POINTS OF PRIDE

1. The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation created a scholarship fund in 2012, and since then they have provided $185,000 in aid to support female students of Christian faith who are pursuing a BSN.

2. Florida Hospital provided a $1 million gift to establish the Florida Hospital Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation to support the research and development of enhanced simulation technology to improve health care education.

3. UCF College of Nursing awarded $150,000 in scholarship funds to students during the 2013-2014 academic year. Scholarship support is critical and helps UCF recruit and retain the best and brightest students.

EDUCATING NURSES SINCE 1979

The UCF College of Nursing offers high-quality academic programs from the baccaleareate to the doctorate, growing research and scholarship opportunities, and remains committed to clinical excellence and community service. U.S. News & World Report ranks our graduate program among the best in the nation, especially in regard to our online MSN and DNP programs. UCF nursing students are highly sought after by employers for their demonstrated academic excellence—scoring well above the national and state averages on nursing board certification and licensure exams.

FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE

With a long-standing commitment to clinical excellence and community service, the UCF College of Nursing is focused on the future of health care and the pivotal role for nursing. Students receive a high-quality education grounded in evidence-based practice. It is our goal to reshape nursing practice and improve patient outcomes by investing in students and their nursing education.

FACULTY ARE LEADING EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD

Our faculty rank among leading scholars and are experts in their field. Renowned nationally and internationally for their clinical excellence and scientific expertise, our faculty include six endowed chair positions, and several fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the National Academies of Practice. Our faculty are also authors of award-winning, nationally utilized nursing textbooks spanning diverse topics such as maternal and infant care, patient safety, nursing diagnosis and critical care.

nursing alumni

students awarded scholarships during 2013-2014 academic year

scholarships available for nursing students

7,500

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DEVELOPING STATE OF THE ART SIMULATION

Our simulation labs offer innovative applications for practice, education and research. Students learn nursing skills in a controlled simulated environment before applying them on patients in a clinical setting. Our faculty are actively engaged in research and looking at new and innovative ways to improve nursing education and health care in general.

Students have the opportunity to work with faculty who are developing and testing innovative teaching tools, such as an avatar-based simulation for pediatric pain management, and in the development of new human surrogate technology that aims to improve the simulated patient interactions that are used to teach nurses and other health care professionals by adding emotion and personal touch.

SERVING 16 CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITIES

Our nursing students are in the community helping to prevent disease by applying their classroom knowledge with health screenings, teaching wellness, and implementing community service projects that empower community members to make healthier choices.

Each year our students and their clinical instructors, provide more than 46,000 nursing interactions in culturally diverse, medically- disadvantaged communities.

The service-learning curriculum is delivered through 16 regional Community Nursing Coalitions across five Central Florida counties. These CNCs partner with

non-profit organizations and other public agencies to provide these services to the most needy residents within their assigned communities.

COST OF ATTENDANCE *

IN-STATE

Tuition and fees $2,948

Books and supplies $573

Room and board $4,650

TOTAL $8,171

OUT-OF-STATE

Tuition and Fees $10,461

* estimation based on 14 undergraduate credit hours per semester

TOP 5 MAJORS, ENROLLMENT

1. Psychology

2. Biomedical Sciences

3. Health Sciences: Pre-Clinical

4. Nursing

5. Biology

ENDOWMENT ASSETS **

UCF $133.8 million Nursing $ 8.1 million

** June 30, 2013

ENROLLMENT

TOTAL 59,740

Undergraduate 51,269

Freshman 6,110

Transfer 7,697

Graduate 8,118

Medical Professional 353

Unless otherwise noted figures are for Fall 2013

THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA is the nation’s second-largest university with nearly 60,000 students, and has grown in size, quality, diversity and reputation in its first 50 years. Today, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at its main campus in Orlando and more than a dozen other locations. Known as America’s leading partnership university, UCF is an economic engine attracting and supporting industries vital to the region’s future while providing students with real-world experiences that help them succeed after graduation. UCF has also been recognized as one of the nation’s “best value” universities by The Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s magazine.