Lakeview College of Nursing

Key Highlights

• Independent college authorized to award the Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
• BSN program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Founded as a nurse-training school in Danville in 1894
• Charleston location closed in May 2025; current operations are centered in Danville

Student Life & Environment

Student life is shaped by Lakeview’s small, specialized, professionally oriented setting. The college identifies student government, career services, awards, disability services, and guidance on technology, books, and supplies among its student resources. New degree-seeking students must attend orientation during the week before their first semester; failure to attend can prevent a student from beginning a clinical course. Clinical education makes participation requirements especially important. Students offered admission must complete a criminal background check, and clinical agencies may deny placement because of a conviction. Since clinical experience is required for graduation, applicants with licensure or placement concerns should investigate those issues with the appropriate nursing regulator before enrolling. Students should also expect health-record and other clinical-readiness requirements after admission. Lakeview does not operate residence halls or other college housing. All students live off campus, and the institution maintains an informational list of local rental options, including some properties within a few blocks of the Danville campus. The college does not endorse the listed landlords or services, so students remain responsible for checking availability, lease terms, condition, transportation, and safety. This arrangement may offer independence, but it also places more housing research and coordination on the student than a residential college would.

Location & Surroundings

Lakeview’s operating campus is at 903 North Logan Avenue in Danville, Illinois. The college formerly taught students at a Charleston location associated with Eastern Illinois University, but its official history records the decision to close that location in May 2025. Applicants should therefore confirm that every course and required activity in their intended pathway can be completed through the Danville operation rather than relying on older references to Charleston. The Danville setting is particularly relevant because nursing education includes scheduled laboratory and clinical work, not merely online coursework. Prospective students should evaluate travel time to campus and assigned clinical sites, access to a dependable vehicle or other transportation, and the practical effect of early or irregular clinical schedules. The published 2025–2026 cost-of-attendance budgets include a transportation allowance, reinforcing that commuting is a meaningful planning expense. There are no residence halls. Lakeview’s housing page points students toward privately operated rentals in Danville and surrounding communities, with some options described as being within two or three blocks of campus. Availability and quoted rents can change, and Lakeview expressly treats the list as informational rather than an endorsement. Students should verify current terms directly with property owners before making enrollment or relocation decisions.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For academic year 2025–2026, Lakeview published tuition of $520 per credit hour and a course fee of $80 per credit hour, regardless of residency or full-time status. Additional charges include testing, laboratory, clinical, and graduation fees. Its course-by-course estimate places total tuition and required fees for the 60-credit nursing sequence at $39,565, excluding books, uniforms, living costs, transportation, and other variable expenses. Because no 2026–2027 tuition schedule was located, students should treat these figures as historical planning information and obtain a current bill estimate before committing. The 2025–2026 financial-aid budgets illustrate the difference between institutional charges and the broader cost of attendance. Published nine-month budgets include housing, food, books and equipment, transportation, personal expenses, and applicable loan fees. Lakeview states that scholarships, grants, and loans may be available, while actual eligibility depends on the student’s financial-aid circumstances. Payment options include approved aid, private loans, employer or third-party assistance, veterans benefits, self-payment, and a semester payment plan. Career preparation is embedded in a licensure-oriented curriculum. Graduation requirements include clinical learning, service learning, program outcomes, and an NCLEX-RN review course. Lakeview publishes NCLEX and graduate-employment information on its achievement page, but the accessible page did not expose reliable numerical values, so no rate is stated here. Career services are available, yet students should compare current NCLEX outcomes, placement evidence, likely local wages, and any debt they would need to assume before enrolling.