Affiliated with the Methodist Church, Dakota Wesleyan University's School of Nursing offers an online RN to BSN degree completion program expressly for nurses who already are licensed to practice in their state of residence, hold an associate degree or diploma from an accredited nursing program and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for their previous course work.
El Paso has a strong federal and military presence. William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Biggs Army Airfield, and Fort Bliss call the city home. Fort Bliss is one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army and the largest training area in the United States.
Fort Concho was one of the best preserved frontier forts in the United States in 1990. It has been declared a National Historical Landmark. In 1940 the United States War Department selected San Angelo as the location for Goodfellow Air Field. In 1958 the air force changed its function from air training command to United States Air Force Security Service, offering intelligence training courses to all branches of the military.