Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences
1423 N. Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, Missouri 65802

Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a private college, located in Springfield, Missouri. The college has provided nursing education for almost 100 years, and awards Associate of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees as well as certificates. Cox programs are approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing and accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association.

Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences associate and bachelor's degree programs prepare students in the entry level and accelerated tracks to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. The completion track in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree gives registered nurses a broader understanding of professional nursing, including increasing their marketability. Certificates are awarded in medical transcription, medical billing-coding and dietetic internship.

Quick Facts

• Cox College has numerous affiliations with professional and educational organizations including American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Council on Education, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of Veterans Education Certifying Officials, Council on Higher Education Accreditation, Medical Library Association and more than 15 other professional and educational organization affiliations.



• Service to the community is important to Cox College of Nursing and Health Science. Students can participate in community service projects in Springfield and Southwest Missouri, such as reading to preschoolers, providing health screening throughout the public school system, or join the campus-wide annual community service project.



• Cox College's Nursing Resource Center allows students to apply their classroom knowledge and practice the skills needed as professional nurses in numerous health care environments. Under guidance and supervision, students gain enhanced learning through utilization of the labs, have access to current materials and equipment to support the variety of nursing programs, and partake in research and development projects. The center also has a media room, where students can view videos of nursing procedures, and the center also has an intravenous skills lab and two medication skills labs.



• Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences offers an online RN refresher program to prepare inactive RNs to return to the practice of nursing. The program lasts 10 weeks and consists of review and updates of nursing knowledge and skills.



• Financial assistance is available through federal grants, federal work study, academic competitive grants, Access Missouri program, Missouri College Guarantee Program and the Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Scholarship.