This non-experimental, phenomenological study identifed the professional role growth experienced by graduates of an RN to BSN completion program occurring at four hospitals in the Greater Cincinnati area. One hundred and forty-two subjects completed a professional growth activity profile survey which measured professional growth activities at three points in time, before starting the RN to BSN program, during the RN to BSN program, and after graduation from the RN to BSN program. Repeated measures ANOVA conducted on the survey results revealed a significant multivariate effect of the RN to BSN education on the professional growth experienced by the study participants. Professional growth activities having the highest mean scores were: Served as a preceptor to a nursing student or new nurse on your unit; Assumed a leadership role; Participants in a mentoring relationship; and Participated in an evidence-based practice project, research, project, or quality improvement project. Focus groups participants identified external and internal influences impacting their decision to return to school, manifestations of their personal growth, their manner of growing as a professional nurse, the symbiosis of their professional growth to others, and their role in enhancing the profession of nursing as a results of their RN to BSN education. These data are significant because they show that study participants engaged in more professional activities, which is a benefit to their organization.