The State of the State’s
Nursing Education Programs
2007-2008
Prepared by Susan B. Sepples PhD
Director, School of Nursing
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Nursing Programs in Maine
Central Maine Community College (CMCC)
Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC)
Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC)
Husson College (HC)
Kennebec Valley Community college
(KVCC)
Northern Maine Community College
(NMCC)
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (SJC)
Southern Maine Community College
(SMCC)
University of Maine (UM)
University of Maine at Augusta (UMA)
University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK)
University of New England (UNE)
University of Southern Maine (USM)
9 Public:
3 Baccalaureate
6 Associate
5 Private
2 Baccalaureate
2 Associate
1 LPN
What’s New?
Programs:
RN-BS UMA 2007/2008
DNP USM Fall 2010
MSN/MBA and MSN/MHA at SJC 1/09
Nursing Education Masters at HC (Open House April 13)
People
Maine’s Deans/Directors
Initiatives
MNCEP (Maine’s Nursing Consortium on Education and
Practice)
There are 162 full-time faculty
members teaching in Maine
nursing programs, in 2007
there were 164. If faculty lines
are not filled the number could
drop to 148 with anticipated
vacancies for next year.
Faculty Teaching in Maine Nursing
Programs
Faculty in Maine Nursing Programs
Program Expected Vacancies 2009/2010
2008/2009 2007/2008 female male white Asian
CMCC 0 8 7 8 8
CMMC 0 15 15 13 2 14 1
EMCC 1 (if funded) 6 6 6 6
HC 1 12 12 11 1 12 KVCC 0 7 7 7 7 NMCC 0 11 11 10 1 11 SJC 0 15 16 15 0 15 SMCC 2 12 12 12 12 UM
3
15 16 14 1 15 UMA 12 12 12 12 UMFK 1 6 6 6 6 UNE 3 15 16 14 1 15 USM 3.5 28 28 27 1 28 Total 14.5 162 165 155 7 161 1Faculty by Gender
4%
96%
Female
Male
Faculty Salaries
Masters prepared: 42-59.5
Doctorally Prepared: 47-62.5
Faculty Degrees 2008
Program Total # Doctorate (N) Doctorate (O) Masters (N) Masters (O) BS (N)
CMCC 8 7 1 CMMC 15 1 13 1 EMCC 6 1 5 HC 12 4 8 KVCC 7 7 NMCC 11 1* 9 1* SJC 15 2 1 11 1 SMCC 12 12 UM 15 6 1 8 UMA 12 12 UMFK 6 1 4 1 UNE 15 2 1 11 1 USM 28 14 1 12 1 total 162 27 9 119 3 4
Educational Level of Maine’s Nursing Faculty
24 27 15 9 97 3 3 8 4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2007/2008 2008/2009 Nursing Doctorate Other Doctorate Masters Nursing Masters Other BaccalaureateNursing Faculty--Highest Degree:
AD Programs
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Doctorate (N) Doctorate (O) MS(N) MS (O) BS (N)Nursing Faculty--Highest Degree:
BS Programs
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Doctorate (N) Doctorate (O) MS(N) MS (O) BS (N)Age Data 2008
Program <30 31-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 >65 CMCC 1 1 3 2 1 CMMC 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 EMCC 1 2 1 2 HC 2 6 2 1 1 KVCC 2 4 1 NMCC 2 2 3 2 2 SJC 3 3 24
2 1 SMCC 1 2 4 4 1 UM 1 1 6 4 2 1 UMA 2 6 4 UMFK 1 21
1 1 UNE 1 2 4 3 3 2 USM 2 6 4 10 6 Total 1 9 10 27 39 34 22 8 AD/BS /1 7/2 4/6 14/13 20/19 13/21 11/11 5/3The Faculty Cliff:
Age of Nursing Faculty 2007 vs 2008
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
<30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-65
>66
2007/2008
2008/2009
Age Distribution of Faculty in AD programs
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 <30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-65 >65Age of Faculty in BS and MS Programs
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 <30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-65 >65Matriculated Students by Program Type 2007
Program LPN-AD ADN BS(N) regular BS(N) accel RN-BS MS regular DE Masters G/PG CMCC 4 61 CMMC 116 EMCC 32 HC 265 1 27 4 SJC 232(1/2) 232 (1/2) SMCC 5 123 UM 65 4 8 UMA 4 152 UMFK 175 10 70 UNE 126* doubled grad #s 60* USM 384 41 47 52 57 3/1 Total 13 1188 889 51 414 319 57 7/1Matriculated Students by Program Type 2009
Program LPN-AD ADN BS(N) regular BS(N) accel RN-BS MS regular DE Masters G/PG CMCC CMMC EMCC HC SJC SMCC UM UMA UMFK UNE USM TotalMatriculated Students by Program Type 2009
Program LPN-AD ADN BS(N) regular BS(N) accel RN-BS MS regular DE Masters G/PG CMCC CMMC EMCC HC SJC SMCC UM UMA UMFK UNE USM TotalMatriculated student by program 2007 v 2008
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
LA
AD
BS
aBS
RN-BS
MS
2DMS
PG
2007
2008
Total Maine Nursing Faculty/Student
The 2007 Faculty: Student ratio was 16:1
In 2008 it is 19.5:1
By the end of the 2008/2009 school year 14.5
additional faculty vacancies are predicted
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 2007 2008 faculty students
2007 AD programs: Applications/Admissions/wait list
Program Applications Admission Offered
Wait list
unqualified turned away *known qualified grad CMCC LPN-AD 5 5 0
2
CMCC--AD 134 34 0 60 40 20 CMMC 300 71 30 200* 64 EMCC 200 32 5 Not specified 163 22SMCC 366 116 0 Not stated If qualified, accepted for next
available spot 51 UMA 244 88 (from wait list) 292 Not specified 141 (accepted to pre-nursing) 76 UNE 538 186 352 63 Total 1787 532 297 442 544 298
2008 LPN & AD programs:Appys and Admits
Program Apps Admits Wait list Qualified/ Unqualified turned away *qualified enrolled grads CMCC (LPN) 0
0
12 CMCCLPN-AD 3 36
4 CMCC--AD 96 44 74/22 3062
18 CMMC 203 80 180/23 100 126 38 EMCC 2LPN 251 2LPN 32 62/189 30 56 28 KVCC LPN-AD 5 1 5 4 0 0 KVCC AD 275 47 5 53 0 82 31 NMCC 109 41 61 48/61* PR 7 20 SMCC LPN-AD4
3 1 4 0 2 2 SMCC AD 350 66 75 *** Wait to spring 2011 133 42 UMA L-AD 8 5 10 5 UMA AD 300 143 143 157 admitted to prenurs 148 52 UNE 589 220 0 109 55 Total 2193 544 285 171 3072009 AD programs: Applications/Admissions/wait list
Program Applications Admission Offered
Wait list
unqualified turned away *known qualified grad CMCC LPNAD/AD EMCC KVCC LPNAD/AD NMCC SMCC LPNAD/AD UMA UNE Total
Applications & Admissions to AD programs
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500App Admit Wait Qualified
Denied
2007 2008
2007 BS programs: Applications/Admissions/wait list
Program Apps Admits Wait list unqualified Qualified refused graduations HC BS 180 143 0 44 UM BS 401 75 141 185 79 UM RN 10 10 0 7 UMFK BS 57 57 0 35 UMFK ABS 5 5 0 4 UMFK RN 35 35 0 10 UNE BS 29 27 9 USM BS 554 131 0 354 79 84 USM ABS 193 74 0 17 102 48 USM RN) 21 21 0 22 Total 1485 578 342
AD and BS Programs:
enrollments/graduations
2003 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
AD
enrollments
773
789
806
837
772
AD
graduations
251
324
337
323
289
250
Regular BS
enrollments
1210 1513
1480
1533
1387
BS
graduations
162
246
273
283
342
395
All
graduations
413
570
610
606
631
645
RNBS and RNMS Programs:
enrollments/graduations
2003
2004 2005 2006
2007
2008
2009
2008
RN—BS
enrollments
656
707
479
378
418
RN—BS
graduations
71
93
84
81
40
74
Masters
enrollments
486
500
406
444
473
Masters
graduations
40
56
72
64
104
80
Associate Degree Graduates
Sept 07-August 08 0 10 20 30 40 50 60C
MC
C
C
MMC EMC
C
K
VC
C
N
MC
C
SMC
C
U
N
E
U
MA
AD LPN-AD LPN2008 BS programs: Applications/Admissions/wait/ref/grads
Program Apps Qualified Accepted for 08/09 Accepted/ Deferred Qualified/ Denied graduations HC BS 201 190 ?100 ?90 51 SJC BS 343 282 95 0 187 38 SJC RN 121 121 121 0 33 UM BS 386 386 116 145 125 89 UM RN 5 5 5 7 UMFK BS 121 113 49 2 63 29 UMFK aBS 14 12 9 2 1 5 UMFK RN 67 46 27 3 16 14 UNE RN 34 32 0 10 USM BS 267 177 132 45 114 USM aBS 135 115 77 38 44 USM RN) 10 9 9 12 Total 1704 1488 740 152 565 395/74RNs
2009 BS programs: Applications/Admissions/wait/ref/grads
Program Apps Admits Wait list unqualified Qualified refused graduations HC BS UM BS UM RN UMFK BS UMFK ABS UMFK RN UNE BS USM BS USM ABS USM RN) Total
BS Programs
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800App Admit Wait Qualified
Denied
2007 2008
Baccalaureate Graduates 9/07-12/08
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180HC SJC USM UNE UMO UMFK
aBS BS RN-BS
MS programs: Applications/Admissions/wait list 08
Program Apps Admits unqualified qualified turned away grads HC 20 19 8 SJC 110 110 0 41 UM 5 5 3 USM Direct Entry 75 41 5 deferred 25 9 14 USM Reg 27 26 8 conditional admits 14 Total 237 196 80
MS programs: Applications/Admissions/wait list 07
Program Apps Admits unqualified qualified turned away grads HC 7 6 1 0 25 SJC 37 UM 12 12 0 0 0 13 USM DE 61 34 0 21 6 17 USM Reg 29 25 4 12 Total 109 77 26 6 104
MS programs: Applications/Admissions/wait list 09
Program Apps Admits unqualified qualified turned away grads HC SJC UM USM DE USM Reg Total
Maine’s Graduate
Programs
0
50
100
150
200
250
Apps
Adm
Denied
graduates
2007
2008
Maine’s Masters Graduates 2008
SJC USM HC UM
Cost of Nursing School/credit hour (in state)
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
tuition
fees
Ad Public
AD Private
UMS
Private
Tuition and Fees Undergraduate
Average tuition in Maine’s public CC system is
82.00/credit instate and 164.00/credit out of state.
Fees can add $1075-2674
Private AD education is $170.00/credit with fees of
$1400.00/year
University of Maine System tuition is less consistent
$218.00 (USM) $239 (UM) and $155 (UMFK)/credit
instate and $602.00-$686/credit for graduate school;
fees can add as much as $6300 over 4 years.
Private BS are $295-419/credit with $500-1000.00 in
fees
Class/Clinical/Lab Hours in AD Programs
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800CMCC CMMC EMCC SMCC NMCC KVCC UNE UMA
classroom clinical lab