The Nursing program at Skagit Valley College is designed to prepare you for a lifelong career in nursing practice. Nursing is one of the most diverse and exciting careers in today’s healthcare field. Nurses are employed in a variety of settings including hospitals, extended care centers, home health care agencies, physicians’ offices, mental health facilities, and corrections

Admission Resources

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RN Application Due Dates

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Each cohort entry requires a separate application.

Winter 2026 - Full-Time RN | Whidbey Island Campus

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Application to be an SVC student completed by Sept. 1, 2025. Previously applied students: please choose what applies to you.

1. If a student has applied but never attended SVC, they must resubmit after one year.
2. If a student has attended SVC within the last two years (8 quarters), they do not need to resubmit an application.
3. If it has been more than two years since last attending SVC, they need to submit a new application.

If you are applying as a new student for the RN program only, you do not need to attend a new student orientation. Please disregard any emails you may receive pertaining to new student orientation.

Transcript(s) Evaluation Request Form, as well as official transcripts, for all non-SVC courses to be submitted by Sept. 12, 2025. All prerequisite courses must be completed, and on your transcript, by this date.

• Nursing Application packet due on or before Oct. 23, 2025 by 5 p.m. Postmark can be no later than 5 p.m., Oct. 23.
  
• Notifications mailed out on or before Nov. 4, 2025.
• Mandatory intake Nov. 18, 2025.
• Mandatory orientation Dec. 15, 2025.
• Classes begin early Jan. 6, 2026.

Spring 2026 - Full-Time RN | Mount Vernon Campus

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Application to be an SVC student completed by  Nov. 14, 2025. Please choose what applies to you:

1. If a student has submitted an application and never attended SVC, they must resubmit after one year
2. If a student has attended SVC within the last two years (8 quarters), they do not need to resubmit an application
3. If it has been more than two years since last attending SVC, they need to submit a new application
4. New SVC student: If you are applying as a new student for the RN program only, you do not need to attend a new student orientation. Please disregard any emails you may receive pertaining to new student orientation. 

Transcript(s) Evaluation Request Form, as well as official transcripts, for all non-SVC courses to be submitted by Nov. 28, 2025

• • If you need to take a class(es) in Fall 2025 to be eligible for Spring 2026 entry, take at SVC so it will not need to be transferred in. Fall courses needing to be transferred in will miss the deadline.
• Nursing Application packet due Jan. 22, 2026 by 5 p.m. Must be postmarked no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2026.
• Notifications mailed on or before Feb. 6, 2026.
• Mandatory intake Feb. 20, 2026.
• Mandatory orientation March 23, 2026.
• Classes begin April 7, 2026.

Fall 2026 - Full-Time RN | Mount Vernon Campus

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Application to be an SVC student completed by April 3, 2025.

1. If a student has submitted an application and never attended SVC, they must resubmit after one year.
2. If a student has attended SVC within the last two years (8 quarters), they do not need to resubmit an application.
3. If it has been more than two years since last attending SVC, they need to submit a new application.

If you are applying as a new student for the RN program only, you do not need to attend a new student orientation. Please disregard any emails you may receive pertaining to new student orientation.

Transcript(s) Evaluation Request Form, as well as official transcripts, for all non-SVC courses to be submitted by April 17, 2026.

If you need to take a class(es) in Spring 2025 to be eligible for Fall 2025 entry, take them at SVC so they will not need to be transferred in. Spring 2026 courses needing to be transferred in will miss the deadline.

• Nursing Application packet due June 29, 2026 by 5 p.m. Mail postmark must be June 29, 2026 by 5 p.m.
• Notifications mailed out on or before July 10, 2026.
• Mandatory intake for accepted RN students will be July 27, 2026.
• Mandatory orientation will be Sept. 11, 2026.
• First day of class mid to late Sept. 22, 2026.