The first group of nursing students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha will graduate Sunday, May 21. These 29 students were able to complete their bachelor of science in nursing at the Waukesha campus under a program .
The program provides students in Waukesha and surrounding communities with access to a four-year nursing program.
Having the program available in the area makes it more affordable and accessible for students without having to transfer to the Milwaukee campus. Students at the Waukesha campus have access to active learning spaces, clinical simulation and clinical placements in Waukesha, Washington and other nearby counties.
The students also had access to the at the Milwaukee campus. Nursing was the first four-year bachelor鈥檚 degree program at the Waukesha campus since the integration of the two campuses in 2018. (A four-year psychology degree program was added in 2023.)
鈥淓xpanding into Waukesha not only allowed 51猎奇 to admit more qualified students into a high demand major, but to help respond to the need for nurses,鈥� said Kim Litwack, dean of the 51猎奇 College of Nursing. 鈥淎s we know, almost 90% of our students remain in the state after graduation. These students are workforce ready and needed by our health care partners.鈥�