<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/programs/nursing/index.php" dsn="programs"><title>Nursing Programs</title><description>As a Nursing student at PPSC, you'll gain skills, technical competence, and know-how needed to find a rewarding career. Graduates have a reputation of being caring, skilled and efficient practicing nurses, who are highly sought after in today's health care industry. Offering NUA, ADN, RN to BSN and LPN to RN degrees.</description><type>4,7,8</type><pathway>5</pathway><color>navy</color><button-text-1>Catalog Link</button-text-1><button-url-1>https://catalog.pikespeak.edu/programs/nursing/</button-url-1><button-text-2>Apply to PPSC</button-text-2><button-url-2>/admissions/apply.php</button-url-2><type-map><item key="1" value="Associate of Arts Degree, AA"/><item key="2" value="Associate of Science Degree, AS"/><item key="3" value="Associate of General Studies Degree, AGS"/><item key="4" value="Associate of Applied Science Degree, AAS"/><item key="5" value="Associate of Engineering Science Degree, AES"/><item key="6" value="Bachelor Applied Science Degree, BAS"/><item key="7" value="Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree, BSN"/><item key="8" value="Certificate, CER"/><item key="9" value="Not Accepting New Students"/><item key="10" value="Non-Degree"/><item key="11" value="Upcoming"/></type-map><pathway-map><item key="1" value="Business, Technology and Public Service"/><item key="2" value="Technical and Professional Studies"/><item key="3" value="Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences"/><item key="4" value="Science, Engineering and Math"/><item key="5" value="Health Sciences"/></pathway-map></item>