ASCEND Program
Program Overview
Aggie Student-Centered Express Nursing Degree (ASCEND) is a co-enrollment path for Blinn College nursing students, who earn an associate degree from Blinn and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas A&M at the same time.
- An RN-to-BSN program exclusively for Blinn College nursing students.
- Co-enroll at both institutions — an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from Blinn and a BSN from Texas A&M
- ADN courses are completed in person at Blinn; BSN courses are completed entirely online through Texas A&M
- Apply during your first, second or third semester of the Blinn ADN program
- Earn your Texas A&M BSN in as few as one semester after finishing the ADN, depending on your Blinn entry term
- ASCEND graduates are eligible to receive an Aggie Ring
- For information on Blinn's ADN program, visit blinn.edu/ascend or email adn@blinn.edu