About Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
Located in a small city, Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is a private for-profit college in Gulfport, Mississippi, with about 200 undergraduate students, most of them full time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 14 to 1.
Nursing programs at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
The nursing offerings tracked in federal data here are the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma. A practical nursing credential is the shortest route to licensed work; our LPN vs. RN guide covers how it differs from the registered nurse path.
Cost and student outcomes
The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $24,300 a year. About 65% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal debt and earnings figures for nursing graduates at this school are limited or suppressed for privacy, so ask the nursing department for current outcomes. Schoolwide, about 70% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 13% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, so ask the admissions office how applicants are evaluated. Expect the nursing program to have its own application, prerequisite courses, and limited seats. Our guide to getting into nursing school explains what programs typically look for. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the state board of nursing in Mississippi and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in Mississippi.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.