Grand Canyon University’s (GCU) accelerated nursing program in the St. Louis area is your path to a high-quality nursing education in 16 months. GCU, a Phoenix-based private university, offers a hybrid ABSN program that builds on your non-nursing college education. During your nursing program in the St. Louis area, you will learn critical knowledge and skills needed to graduate faster and begin working sooner. Your online classes, hands-on labs and clinical rotations will prepare you to take the nurse licensure exam with confidence. With three start dates per year, state-of-the-art skills and simulation labs, classroom space, computer labs, faculty offices and a student lounge, our nursing program in the St. Louis area has everything.