The Keuka College/Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing 1+2+1 Dual Degree program provides you the chance to experience the best of both worlds. Keuka College is a top-notch private, liberal-arts college with a history of nursing education dating back to World War II. Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences, located on the campus of Geneva General Hospital, is renowned for its hands-on, clinical-based education. As a nursing student, you’ll take courses on both campuses, taught by professors from both institutions.
Even though you’ll attend classes at two different institutions, you’ll have the option of living on Keuka College’s campus with more than 1,000 other students. You can participate in athletics, join extracurricular activities, and much more.
At the end of your third year, you’ll graduate with an A.A.S. from Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences and will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN—the exam that qualifies you for licensure as a registered nurse. At the end of your senior year, you’ll earn a bachelor’s degree from Keuka College.
No other nursing program provides this level of flexibility, academic rigor, and hands-on experience.
How the Program Works: Year-by-Year Overview
| Year |
Primary Campus |
Highlights |
| 1 |
Keuka College |
General Education
Liberal Arts Classes
Nursing Introduction |
| 2 |
FLHCON and Keuka College |
General Education
Liberal Arts Classes
Clinical Nursing Courses* |
| 3 |
FLHCON and Keuka College |
Clinical Nursing Courses*
General Education
Liberal Arts Classes |
| 4 |
Keuka College |
Upper-Level Nursing Courses |
Through the use of research and evidence based practice, health promotion, group collaboration, and leadership principles, you’ll gain the personal and professional confidence needed to become a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. You’ll take courses in professional development, leadership, community/population health, Spanish and American Sign Language, health assessment, Field Period®, and more--all designed to enhance your role as a nurse and to help you pinpoint your career interests and expertise.
*Please Note: Transportation is provided to classes at FLHCON, but not clinicals.
Keuka College and Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing maintain outstanding reputations as leaders in nursing education. Our nursing faculties are seasoned professionals and innovative educators who are committed to your success. They serve as role models, leaders, practitioners, and advocates who are dedicated to helping you achieve your goals.
Our faculty have expertise in adult and family health care, diabetes management and education, human subject protection, endocrinology, trauma care, cardiopulmonary, pediatrics, lactation, K-12 permanent counseling and teaching, nursing home administration, neonatal care, home health care, peri-anesthesia, obstetrics, bereavement counseling, and health education.
Keuka College's nursing faculty is listed below, and you can see a list of Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing's faculty here.
Faculty in the Division of Nursing
Health care relies heavily on the development of digital and technological systems in order to promote continuous improvement both within an organization, and in the lives of the patients we treat.
As a bachelor’s-prepared nurse, you’ll study genetics, epidemiology, and leadership while exploring big data and systems analysis. You’ll learn a wide variety of micro and macro computing strategies, allowing you to grow in your understanding of digital systems to improve patient care, and help advance the health of vulnerable populations.
Many nursing students covet the opportunity to travel internationally during their Field Period® experience. International Field Period® experiences offer you an opportunity to travel abroad and experience a new culture without the time commitment of a traditional study-abroad program. Previous nursing students have experienced personal and professional growth during trips to El Salvador, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and the United Kingdom.
As a student in the dual degree program, you’ll receive instruction deeply rooted in the evaluation of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
The immediate application of research findings to your nursing practice will foster a learning platform in the classroom and within your future day-to-day practice. An introductory course in Nursing Research will provide the principles of scientific inquiry, as well as the opportunity to define a research problem and to initiate a literature search. Continuous research, analysis, and inquiry will be the foundation for your success throughout the duration of the program.
