Table II. Capacity Assessment for RN Nursing Programs
For the State of Montana—July 2002
Carroll College BA 23 per class 30 per class
Miles Community College ASN 20 per class 20 per class
0 24 every other year total @ Glasgow, Glendive, Sidney or
(12 per year average)
0 30 per class via LPN to ASN completion (FIPSE grant) @ Billings, Helena, Missoula
Montana Tech ASN 40 per class 50 per class
MSU-Bozeman (3 sites) BSN 144 per class 144 per class + 16 @ Bozeman + 8@ Kalispell = 168
Missoula =48 No Central = +8 reallocated from existing slots vacated by
Billings = 64 drop-outs [in cooperation with MSU-N]
Great Falls = 32
MSU-Northern ASN 70 per class [includes 70 per class [incl 10 LPN]
[Great Falls, Havre, Lewistown] 10 LPN advanced + 10/20 via Summers in Great Falls
placement]
Salish Kootenai College ASN 30 per class 40 with addition of funding + weekend clinical slots
Total 327 410-420*
Assumed attrition @ 20% -64 -80
Total after Attrition 263 330-340
* 420 if all plans in capacity projected are fulfilled