About This Department

In Westmont’s nursing theory courses, students will explore the compassionate care given to patients from diverse backgrounds with a multitude of conditions and disorders. Progressive clinical practicums include encounters with patients of all ages across a spectrum of illnesses.

Experienced faculty serve as role models and supervise interactions between students and patients in the beginning clinical courses with collaborative instruction occurring during the intermediate and more advanced clinical experiences. Students graduate as entry-level registered nurse generalists.

The ABSN program is a 16-month accelerated prelicensure baccalaureate nursing program housed at Westmont’s new building in downtown Santa Barbara. Our facility is the beautifully renovated first and second floors of the existing Westmont Downtown building one block from State Street. Our clinical practicums will be completed mainly at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara with a few other ambulatory settings in and around Santa Barbara County.