This report describes the Imperial Valley College nursing program, a program developed to provide for the nursing needs of Imperial County, California. The program provides part-time education to help train nursing assistants and to allow nursing assistants to upgrade their skills to vocational nurse level and vocational nurses to become registered nurses while working full time. The guide presents a schematic diagram of courses needed by health assistants, vocational nurses, and associate degree nurses. It also contains descriptions of all courses and an expected sequence for students. The guide provides a matrix of skills that shows at what point in the student's education these skills should be mastered. The final section of the guide is a 103-item bibliography. (KC)