Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

Key Highlights

• Single-purpose college focused exclusively on nursing education
• Direct institutional history dates to a hospital nursing school opened in 1961
• Institutionally accredited by ABHES and certified to operate by SCHEV
• 2026–27 academic materials show active BSN, RN-to-BSN, and Direct Entry MSN pathways

Student Life & Environment

Student experience centers on professional preparation, clinical compliance, service, and relationships within a small specialist college. The Office of Student and Alumni Affairs coordinates student organizations, campus events, college-wide service, alumni connections, and student engagement. These opportunities are relevant to nursing students, although the range of clubs and activities is necessarily different from that of a large residential university. The Center for Student Success provides academic advising and support to traditional BSN and online RN-to-BSN students. Published services include academic-recovery guidance, study and time-management strategies, referrals to helpful resources, career advising, and access-and-accommodation support. A dedicated career counselor works alongside student-success advisers. The college also offers a confidential StudentLife assistance program with short-term counseling, coaching, and financial, legal, and work-life referrals. The institution does not provide on-campus health services or college housing. It lists outside housing resources for the Richmond area but does not endorse a particular provider. Students are advised to budget independently for accommodation, commuting, health care, uniforms, equipment, and clinical-compliance expenses. Newly admitted clinical students must complete requirements such as health screening, certifications, background checks, and drug testing, with some items requiring periodic renewal.

Location & Surroundings

The main campus is at 8550 Magellan Parkway in Richmond, with additional instructional space at 8570 Magellan Parkway. The setting is oriented toward classrooms, nursing laboratories, simulation, and professional training rather than a traditional residential campus. Entry is controlled by coded badges, and the college publishes building, parking, and security information for enrolled students. Students should distinguish the campus from their clinical sites. Didactic nursing classes and skills laboratories are held at the Magellan facilities, but practicums can require travel to Bon Secours hospitals, community health agencies, schools, and other health-care settings. A realistic plan should therefore account for transportation and potentially varying clinical schedules rather than assuming all instruction occurs at one address. Because the college provides no residence halls, students arrange housing in the Richmond area independently. This structure may work well for local commuters, employed registered nurses in the online completion program, or students who already have regional housing. Those relocating should compare rent, commute time, parking, and access to assigned clinical locations before committing.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For 2026–27, undergraduate tuition is listed at $525 per credit plus a $100-per-credit fee for both BSN pathways. The college’s full-year pre-licensure BSN budget assumes 30 credits and includes $15,750 in tuition and $3,000 in fees. Its published total cost-of-attendance estimate is $45,700 after allowances for books and equipment, living costs, personal expenses, transportation, loan fees, and professional credentialing. This is a budgeting figure, not the amount necessarily billed directly by the college. For the Direct Entry MSN, 2026–27 tuition is $670 per credit plus a $100-per-credit fee. The two-semester budget based on 24 credits lists $16,080 in tuition, $2,400 in fees, and a total estimated cost of attendance of $45,430. The RN-to-BSN full-year estimate, based on 12 credits, is $34,000 including indirect living and personal expenses. Actual totals depend on enrollment, transferred coursework, and personal circumstances. Applicants should use the financial-aid office’s individualized estimate rather than the older tuition figure stored in this database record. Career preparation is embedded in the nursing focus. The Center for Student Success includes career advising, and clinical education exposes students to hospitals and community care settings. The college reports a 90% job-placement rate for its 2024–25 graduates and a 90.43% 2025 NCLEX-RN pass rate. These are dated institutional outcomes, not guarantees of licensure or employment; students should evaluate them alongside current Virginia Board of Nursing data and their intended state’s licensing requirements.