Founded in 1865 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Indiana State University is rated one of the best colleges in the Midwest by The Princeton Review. Basketball legend Larry Bird is just one of a long list of noted alumni. ISU’s School of Nursing, which is accredited by the National League of Nursing (NLN), was established in 1963 and has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s premier nursing programs

The goal of the Indiana State University College of Nursing is to provide the highest level of nursing education. The baccalaureate track for LPNs and RNs was initiated to accomplish this goal and to respond to the educational needs of licensed practical nurses and vocational nurses. The track offers LPNs and RNs an alternative curriculum for earning a baccalaureate degree in nursing. ISU’s baccalaureate track for licensed practical nurses, vocational nurses, and registered nurses offers classes available via various distance-education methodologies, as well as clinical experiences with preceptors in various health care facilities, arranged collaboratively by the faculty member and the student