In 1915, the Polytechnic destined to become Metropolitan Community College opened its doors. Four years down the line, Kansas City Polytechnic expanded its program and became a two-year junior college. Several mergers happened in 1964 to create what was known as Metropolitan Community Colleges District. By 2005, five other colleges merged with the college to form what is known today as Metropolitan Community College. Penn Valley, the largest campus of MCC serves as a center of excellence in Health-related careers. Nursing at Metropolitan Community College There are three nursing programs in Metropolitan Community College- Penn Valley campus. The programs, starting
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Founded in 1937, Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) has kept to it mission of giving international education, professional and liberal arts programs and the lifelong learning that comes with delivery of education. From the status of a junior college to the four-year large state supported university it is today, it has nothing but outstanding milestones of developments to show. It serves the residents of Southern Missouri and beyond through its four-well organized schools and academic departments offering over 200 academic programs. Nursing Degrees at Missouri Southern State University The school of technology, one of the four schools of Missouri Southern
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It was a Normal School during its founding years, preparing teachers for public systems schools. Fourth District Normal School was the name of what was to become Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). dating back in 1905. As the normal school was undergoing changes and expansion, the name changed to Southwest Missouri State teachers college and later to a State College. The rapid increase in student enrollment warranted the change of name in 2005 to reflect the statewide student representation to what is now Missouri State University (MSU, MSUS or Mo State) Nursing Department- Missouri State University-Springfield The
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Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) is an integral part of Missouri State University-Springfield. They share the same historical timelines and the West plains Residence Centre was established in 1963, as part of the then Southwest Missouri State College (SMSC). The center received a joint accreditation as part of the said college in 1965 and later renamed it to become a campus of SMSC. Associate degree programs were started in the campus and nursing was one of them. With the change of the main university name to Missouri State University, so was the change of West Plains to become MSU-WP. Nursing
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Missouri Western State University (MWSU), Commonly known as a Western was established in 1915. During those years, it was known as St. Joseph Junior College, a liberal arts college that taught transfer programs for four-year colleges. In 1969, the junior college was changed to a four year college and ultimately it received designation to become a university in late 2005, hence, a final change of name to the current name. Nursing Degrees at Missouri Western State University Nursing at the university is under the Department of Nursing and Allied Health. Three nursing programs are offered, two baccalaureate nursing tracks and
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Park University (PU), one of the most renowned private universities in the nation was founded in 1875. It started off as Park College until the year 2000 when it acquired a university status. The University had been earlier affiliated with the Presbyterian congregation but that was later dropped and currently, it has no religious affiliations. Park University is also renowned for being one the universities with a nationwide outreach, with about 40 satellite campuses in 21 US states. PU offers courses online and its military programs are also known the world over. Park University Nursing Programs Nursing at Park University
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With roots from the German Hospital established in 1905, the Research College of Nursing (RCN) has a rich and deep history. The College survived the eras of the world wars and formed a joint program with Rockhurst College to form what was known as Research Medical Center. The center then acquired Baptist Medical Center and joined the Health Midwest System. Later on, the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) acquired the Health Midwest System and so was the Research Medical Center. While under HCA, Research College of Nursing started offering nursing degrees at undergraduate and graduate levels from 1980. Nursing Programs
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St. Charles Community College (SCC) celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2011, marking 25 years of delivering quality higher education to the residents of St. Charles County and beyond. The college was voted to become a community college in 1986, making it the 11th Community College to be established in Missouri. In the effort to meet higher education needs, Saint Charles Community College offers credit, non-credit and lifelong learning programs. Nursing Programs at St Charles Community College At St. Charles, there are three nursing programs under the nursing department. They include a certificate of achievement program in practical nursing and two
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Dating back to 1818, Saint Louis University (SLU) is one of the oldest centers of higher education in US. The college that was to become Saint Louis University; Saint Louis College was established by a Catholic Bishop in those early years of the 19th century. In 1826, the college was taken-up by the Jesuits Tradition and to this day, the university still remains a catholic university under the Jesuits Traditions. Many developments occurred but the most significant was the opening of an out of state campus in continental Europe in Madrid, Spain. Nursing Programs at Saint Louis University The Nursing
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St. Luke’s hospital, the successor of All Saints Hospital is the root of the Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences (SLCHS). Saint Luke’s Hospital started a nursing college that was meant to train nurses under the supervision of the hospital. Nurses alumni of the hospital pushed towards the establishment of a four-year baccalaureate degree and 1991, the program kicked off. By 2010, the College was changed from a government to private, non-profit status, and this came with the change of name to Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences. Nursing Program at Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences The nursing program
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Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences (SEH College of Nursing, or SHCNHS) has had its ups and downs. It started off in 1928 but closed down during the depression period and later re-opened in 1990. Before closing, the hospital based school was offering RN training but resurfaced with only a LPN to RN diploma program. More allied health program were added to the school and this led to change of name from Southeast Hospital college of Nursing to the current name in 2000. Nursing programs for students with no prior nursing education were also re-introduced around the same
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Southeast Missouri State University (SMSU) was established in 1873 to meet the needs of training school teachers. The university started off as Southeast Missouri Normal School and in 1881, it was renamed Missouri State Normal School-Third District. Enrollment in the university increased and by 1972, it was offering a large number of academic programs in addition to teaching. To give a reflection of the expanded college, the name was finally changed to Southeast Missouri State University in 1972, taking back the former name ‘Southeast’. Nursing Programs at Southeast Missouri State University Under the university’s department of nursing, there are four
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Southwest Baptist University (SBU) is a Christian university grounded in the Baptist faith. It was founded in 1878, with a large main campus at Lebanon which was later relocated to Bolivar. The university academic programs integrates faith, liberal arts with the aim of making students not only learn but also develop and grow in their faith. The university also reaches other parts of Missouri through it satellite campuses in Springfield, Salem and Mountain View. Southwest Baptist University Nursing Nursing programs at the university are offered through St John’ College of Nursing and Health Science, an integral part Southwest Baptist. The
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St. Louis Community College’s history can be traced back to 1962, when the Junior College District of St. Louis was established by a legislative vote. Under the Junior College district, Meramec and Florissant Valley Community Colleges were established. In 1975, the Junior Colleges merged to form St. Louis Community College (STLCC), with the former colleges becoming satellite campuses of the main college. Other two satellite campuses in Forest Park and Wildwood campus were opened to increase the community outreach for the college. Nursing at St Louis Community College An associate of science in nursing program is offered at Saint Louis
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Three Rivers Community College (TRCC) was formed in 1966 after residents of Southeast Missouri counties found it appropriate to have an affordable yet quality center of higher learning. The college started in a humble storefront location before it could afford its own campus in Poplar Bluff. It is a two- year public college serving the education needs of residents of Ripley, Wayne, Butler and Carter counties. It operates from the main campus in Poplar Bluff and several satellites centers in Cape Girardeau, Doniphan, Malden Dexter, Kennett, Sikeston, Van Buren, Portageville and Piedmont. Nursing Programs at Three River College Three Rivers
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Named after a former president of the nation, Truman State University (TSU) started as an institution of higher learning offering teacher training. It was then known as North Missouri Normal School and was a privately owned college. The schools then received state support and changed its name to Northeast Missouri State Teachers College and later to Northeast State college. In the period between its founding and 1995, the college had undergone numerous changes and expansion of programs. During the 10th anniversary of its commitment to become a statewide university, the university changed its name to the current name. Truman State
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Established in 1871, University of Central Missouri (UCM) first served the residents of Missouri as a Normal School training teachers for school systems. It was then known as Central Missouri State College with its main campus in Warrensburg. The university has expanded to reach out to students beyond the state and even globally. Still maintaining the strong pioneer education program, it has diversified in other academic fields including professional programs like nursing. Nursing at University of Central Missouri The nursing department at University of Central Missouri has three tracks of nursing programs. It prepares student nurses who come in as
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Founded in 1839, University of Missouri- Columbia (Mizzou, MU) is the flagship campus of other three campuses of the University of Missouri System; Kansas City, Rolla and Saint Louis. It was the first public university west of the Mississippi River founded under a public land grant. With a heritage of success and excellent milestones, the university has developed over 280 degree programs with close to 80 of them being offered online. Nursing Programs at University of Missouri-Columbia All nursing programs at UM-Columbia are under the Sinclair School of nursing. There are undergraduate tracks and several graduate degree options at this
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University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is a long story of merges, re-organization and expansion. Founded in 1929, then as University of Kansas City, UM-Kansas City has undergone numerous changes especially in its education programs. This is evident to the number of distinct professional colleges that joined to become part of the University of Kansas City fraternity. However, with the establishment of the University of Missouri System in 1963, the university ceased to be known as UKC and became University of Missouri-KC becoming the second last member of the UM system before UM-Saint Louis. Nursing at University of Missouri-Kansas City The
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University of Missouri was founded in 1960 as the youngest of the University of Missouri system. The university is located in Metropolitan St Louis and therefore has a great cultural diversity of city life. The university was established as a junior college on a former country club grounds through a land grant and has since developed to acquire more campuses on Normandy and Bel-Nor and Marillac College. The junior college was granted a university status in 1963 and joined the University of Missouri System the same year. Nursing Programs- UM-St Louis The College of Nursing is mandated to offer nursing
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Founded in 1915, Webster University (WU) was a dream come true for women scholars who would rather not have got a chance to higher education in those early days. The College was formerly known as Loreto College, reflecting the name of the Catholic Sisters organization that helped come-up with it. It remained a women’s university until 1962, when the first male students were admitted on a limited basis. Due to conflicting names with another junior college in St Louis, Loreto College changed its name to Webster College and to later Webster University in 1983. To this day, the university has
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William Jewell College (WJC) is a college named after its founder William Jewell; who had been a Baptist and legislator in Missouri and contributed the very first finances to build the college premises. The college served as a men’s only college until after World War 1 when women from a destroyed small school came to join the men at William Jewell. From a small college, Jewell has grown into a big Christian liberal arts college supported by the Baptist faith. Nursing at William Jewell College The department of nursing at William Jewell College offers three nursing tracks, all leading to
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Chamberlain College of Nursing (CCN), dating back to 1889, is one of the oldest and largest schools of nursing in the US. The college history can be further traced back to 1836, when it was established as the first Deaconess Home and Hospital of the Deaconess traditions. And even more, the founder of modern nursing; Florence Nightingale was one of the pioneer students of that ancient hospital. In 1889, Deaconess College of Nursing was established as a diploma awarding nursing school. Later on, two-year Associate and Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees were introduced. In 2005, a major transformation took
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Alcorn State University (ASU); a historically Black university was the first to be supported by the US government. Its history dates back to 1871 and is named after James Alcorn, a former reformist and governor in Mississippi. This public co-ed institution of higher learning was the first school to admit African American students into its programs. The university has a main campus at Claiborne and a satellite campus in Natchez, which is home to the school of nursing. In collaboration with Hinds Community College; which too is a historically black school, some courses are offered there. Nursing Programs at Alcorn
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The mother college to Copiah Lincoln Community College (CLCC, Co-Lin) started back in 1915 as an agricultural high school in Wesson. The expansion of academic programs resulted to the upgrade of the college to Copiah Lincoln Junior College. Following approval and a vote of the Mississippi legislature especially in the counties of Lincoln, Lawrence, Jefferson, Franklin, Adams and Copiah, the school finally settled for the current name. Since then it has been offering two year degrees directed to work force entry or for transfer purposes to four year degrees. Copiah Lincoln Community College Nursing Programs The department of nursing at
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Delta State University (DSU) is located in an ethnically rich and culturally diverse region of the Mississippi Delta Valley. In the small town of Cleveland sits the main campus of the university which started off as small normal school for teachers training in 1925. After introduction of a number of baccalaureate and masters program, the school changed the name from Delta State Teachers college to Delta State University. From then, the university started offering terminal degrees starting with a doctor of education. Nursing at Delta State University Robert E Smith School of nursing is one of the largest academic divisions
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East Central Community College (ECCC) was founded in 1928 first as a junior college and later to a community college. Initially, it served Neshoba, Scott and Newton counties but after its upgrading to a community college, Winston and Leake counties become part of the colleges’ fraternity. It is a small college that offers two year programs with a notably large number of students taking programs under the nursing profession. Nursing Programs at East Central Community College About 46% of all students admitted to East Central Community College take nursing programs. The nursing programs are under the health care education division
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The mother college that was to become Hinds Community College (HCC) has history dating back to 1917. The college prides to be the largest Community college in Mississippi in terms of the number of students enrolled for its programs. The historically black community college has developed and expanded tremendously to offer a large number of credit and non credit programs. As part of mission to reach out the communities, Hinds Community College has opened four satellite campuses in five counties namely Rankin, Copiah, Warren and Claiborne. Nursing at Hinds Community College At Hinds, nursing is offered under the Nursing and
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Holmes Community College (HCC) evolved from Holmes Agricultural high School. The High school has been established in 1911 and but later on added two-year programs to become a junior college. More expansion of the academic programs and educational services lead to the renaming of the school to its current name in 1988. This led to addition of two satellite campuses; Ridgeland and Grenada besides Goodman main campus. The change was meant to reflect the multifaceted mission of the two year college of bringing higher education closer to the communities. Holmes Community College Nursing Holmes Community College has three nursing programs,
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Serving the residents of Northeast Mississippi, Itawamba Community College (ICC) started as an annex of Itawamba County Agricultural High School. The high school expanded its curriculum and focused on two-year college coursework. Several counties: Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Lee and Monroe joined the fraternity of the college; resulting to its transformation into a junior college. A final decision to change the name of the college to Itawamba Community College was reached in 1987. Three campuses in Fulton, Belden and Tupelo serve its purpose of a community College. Nursing Programs at Itawamba Community College Three nursing programs are available at Itawamba Community College.
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Following the suggestion of introducing two-year college curriculum into existing agricultural high schools in Mississippi, Jones County junior College (JCJC) came into being. As such, in 1922, Jones County Agricultural high school started the junior college as an extension of the high school. By 1957, the junior college had had large developments and it was separated from the high school to become an independent state college. It offers two years degrees in arts, and applied science programs in addition to vocational training. Jones County Junior College-Nursing Nursing at the college is offered under the healthcare academic division. Three programs; a
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Meridian Community College (MCC) was as a result of a merger between TJ Harris Junior College; a historically black junior college then. This happened in 1970 following a federal court order to separate it from Meridian public schools system. Prior to this date, the college was known as Meridian Junior College. The College received its current name in 1980 for the reasons of reflecting it expanded and diverse pool of programs. The community college offers two-year programs, transfer opportunities and other community development education options. Nursing at Meridian Community College Four distinct nursing programs are available in the Division of
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Mississippi College (MC) is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the state. It is a church co-ed college of the Baptist Convection of Mississippi dating back to1826. The college has undergone numerous changes including a double change between a Men’s and Co-ed College before its current status. In the years in between its founding and its current status, the college has increased its programs, acquired other colleges and developed its infrastructural capacity. Mississippi College School of Nursing Mississippi College has two nursing programs, both of which lead to the award of the Bachelor of Science in nursing
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Like all community colleges in the state, Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) was initially an agricultural high school. The then Sunflower Agricultural High School became a junior college in 1930 and later to Mississippi Delta Community college in 1989 to reflect the much expanded college. It has three off-campus centers as part of its commitment to reach all residents of the Mississippi Delta. As a Community college, it offers two-year workforce entry and transfer programs as well as certificate programs. Nursing at Mississippi Delta Community College At the community college, three certificate and two associate degree tracks in nursing programs
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Harrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High school formed the base of what today is Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC). The high school was transformed into a junior college in 1962 following a vote by the residents of Mississippi and the counties supporting the junior college. Expansion of the programs, satellite centers and increase in the number of the supporting counties finally warranted the change of name from a junior college to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 1987. Nursing Division- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College The nursing division at the college has three programs; one leading to a practical nursing certificate and
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At a time when women education was not valued or given much attention, Mississippi was on the contrary and hence the foundation of Mississippi University for Women (MUW) in 1884. In this view, the university became the first Women’s-only public and state-supported center of higher education in US. It remained as a state college for women until 1974 when it changed to Mississippi University for Women. However, the university started enrolling men from 1982 but women still hold the highest percentage of women. Nursing at Mississippi University for Women There are three departments that offer the nursing programs at Mississippi
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The agricultural high school and junior college status of what was to become Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) was dropped in 1949 to form the fully pledged community college. The community college was established to bring higher education to the Northeast counties of Mississippi namely Union, Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishomingo. The college offers career entry, transfer, and technical programs at affordable fees; one of the mission of community colleges. Nursing Programs- Northeast Mississippi Community College Under the Division of Health Sciences in the college, there are five nursing programs. They range from a certificate program in practical nursing to
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With roots from the Tate County Agricultural High School, Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC) came to be. Quitman County joined in support of the agricultural high school leading to establishment of college-level education alongside the high school curriculum. In 1953, the college had an expanded curriculum hence, changed its name to Northwest Mississippi Community College. Currently, the college serves 11 counties in Northwest parts of Mississippi and has five campuses in Oxford, Ashland, Yalobusha, Senatobia and Southaven. Nursing at Northwest Mississippi Community College The Division of nursing has four programs to offer to qualified candidates looking forward to getting into
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Pearl River Community College (PRCC) has a long history from its mother Agricultural High School of Pearl River. The community college prides itself in being the oldest public-funded two-year college in the state of Mississippi after the high school incorporated college level education in 1922. The college has three satellite campuses in Hancock, Forrest county and Woodall in addition to the main campus at Poplaville. Nursing at Pearl River Community College The department of nursing education at Pearl River Community college is mandated to offer the nursing programs at the college. A total of three programs are available for qualified
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Pike County Agricultural High School; established in 1918 was the school that was destined to become Southwest Mississippi Community College (SMCC) later in 1988. Between those years, the school became a junior college before it finally changed to a two-year college serving the residents in the Southwest region of Mississippi. The high school started offering college education 1929 and expanded the curriculum to two-year college by 1932, hence transforming into a junior College and finally as a community college in 1988. Nursing Programs at Southwest Mississippi Community College There are five nursing programs offered in Southwest Mississippi Community College under
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The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is the dedicated health academic center annex of the larger University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). The medical center opened to four year program is 1955 as a semi-autonomous subsidiary of University of Mississippi. It has nine well structured schools offering medical programs including pharmacy, nursing, dentistry and medicine. The University is located in the Capital of the state; Jackson, and it prides itself to be the only university with a teaching hospital in metro Mississippi. School of Nursing- University of Mississippi Medical Center The school of nursing is one of the six dedicated
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), commonly called Southern Miss, dates back to 1910, when its mother school; Mississippi Normal College was founded. The school was transformed into a State teachers College after offering the first bachelor degrees in 1924. In 1940 and 1962, the college was underwent reorganization to become Mississippi Southern College and University of Southern Mississippi respectively. The university delivers higher education through its three campuses: Hattiesburg Main campus and Southern Miss Gulf Coast and Meridian. College of Health- Nursing Programs Nursing Programs at University of Southern Mississippi are offered in the college of health. There are
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Named after the Father of Modern Missions, William Carey University (WCU) was initially a women’s college. It remained as a college educating women from 1906 until 1954 when it was transformed into a co-ed college hence, offering higher education to both men and women. The college became a fully pledged university with its current name in 2006. It is a church university of the Baptist Missionaries. Joseph and Nancy Fail Nursing School Programs The school offers nursing programs from three campuses of William Carey University; New Orleans, Hattiesburg and Tradition campuses. Joseph and Nancy Fail School of nursing has been
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Located in Coon Rapids, Anoka County, the college has a history dating back to 1965. It started at an auxiliary wing of the Centennial High School until its relocation to the current main campus site in Coon Rapids. The college has undergone expansion in trying to reach the community by establishing a satellite campus at Cambridge. As a community college, Anoka- Ramsey Community College (ARCC) offers certificate, diploma and two-year associate degree programs to over 10000 students annually Anoka-Ramsey Community College Nursing Program The nursing programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College have been approved by the Minnesota Board of nursing and
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Augsburg College is a church college of the Lutheran church of America. As such, its history dates back to the 1870s when it served as a seminarian college in Wisconsin. The college later moved to its current city location but the needs of training personnel for a city necessitated the change of the seminary into a general education college alongside the seminary. At this period, the college started admitting female students and the seminary and the liberal arts college was separated. Since then, the college has grown tremendously to offering undergraduate, master and doctoral degrees in many academic fields. Nursing
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In 1919, the history of a school that would become Bemidji State University started. It started off as a normal school training teachers but the scope was later re-organized to include diverse programs. The university has changed names thrice from its time of inception i.e. from a state teachers college to Bemidji State College and to the current name. The university’s name comes from its location; which is just at the shores of Lake Bemidji in Minnesota. It has a rich culture due to the large proportion of American Indian learners and the influence of urban life. Bemidji State University
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For students who want to learn in an environment with an evangelical perspective, Bethel University (BU) offers that. The university was established in 1871 and was then called Baptist Union Theological College. It remained a seminary center, training ministers and pastors until 1989 when the first non-theological programs were introduced. Shortly afterwards, adult-targeted bachelor degrees were introduced which saw the change of the name from the initial name to Bethel University; a world class private university. It still maintains its initial seminary as one of its colleges alongside the recently introduced colleges. Bethel University-Department of Nursing The department of nursing
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Century College came into existence after a bill was passed to merge two state colleges; Northeast Metro Tech College and Lakewood Community College. This happened in 1996 and resulted to the now Century College. The college is dedicated to offering affordable high quality education in the Ramsey and South Washington counties among others in Minnesota and beyond. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities System (MnSCU) system Nursing Programs at Century Community and Technical College Century Community college has four nursing programs under its health care careers division. Three of the four lead to an associate degree
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A wonderful and unique partnership it is, the college of Saint Benedicts (CSB)- for Women and Saint Johns’ University (SJU)- for men, two distinct yet parallel colleges. The college and the university are deeply rooted into the catholic faith; the base of their foundation. The two schools offer liberal arts programs and are ranked among the top liberal colleges in the United States. Peculiar though, the two in one schools offers the same academic programs yet retain their individual identities in matters of campuses, traditions and other extra curriculum programs. Department of Nursing at CSB/SJU The department of nursing offers
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St. Catherine University, previously known as College of Saint Catherine (CSC) is an school with a catholic identity whose history started back in early 1900s. The university was started under the leadership of Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet and named after an Egyptian martyr. By then, it had the name College of St. Catherine which was changed recently to Saint Catherine University (St. Kate’s, SCU). Prior to the renaming, the college merged with St. Mary’s School of Nursing and as such, nursing in the university has a long history of excellence. It is located in the Twin cities and
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The College of St. Scholastica (CSS) was founded by a group of the catholic identity sisters; sisters of Benedictine. It was initially a women only university but later evolved to a co-ed centre offering courses to both men and women. The college is located in Duluth, Minnesota where its mains campus is but has other satellite campuses at Rochester, St. Paul, St Cloud and Brainerd. It neighbors the nearby Lake Superior and has a serene learning environment set on 186 acres of land. School of Nursing Twenty years after its founding, the College of Saint Scholastica started their first baccalaureate
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Concordia College, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church was dedicated to providing higher education to the residents of Minnesota, N. Dakota and Montana from 1891. It was an idea conceived by Norwegian missionaries who were settling in Minnesota and started off with about 12 students offering English and Piano Classes. The college later advanced to offering liberal arts courses and a fully functional departmental system of the college was formed in 1913. Since then, it has been academic advancement all the way to the big College of the Lutheran Heritage. Nursing at Concordia College The department of nursing at Concordia
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Established in 1912 as ministerial school, Crown College has outgrown that small name into a big regional college it is today. St Paul’s Bible Institute it was but expanded its curriculum to include other non theological majors. This expansion led to the change of the name and the outlook of the college to Crown College, offering degree programs beyond its initial capacity on all major academic fields. The private co-ed higher education center is dedicated to serve and bring education that follows the teachings of Christ to residents of West Minneapolis and Minnesota at large. Nursing at Crown College Nursing
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Dating back to 1970, Inver Hills Community College (IHCC) offers a serene learning environment in the 90-acre wooded-hill campus. As a community college, Inver Hills is dedicated to offering its education services to the locals but also welcomes students from nearby states. One fascinating old fact about Inver Hills is that close to half of its students, in any given time, are part-time or adult learners who attend college for evening, weekend or part time classes. It is therefore an excellent college for working professionals who wish to work and study at the same time. Nursing Programs at Inver Hills
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As the name suggests, Globe University/ Minnesota School of Business is truly a global university. The university has a very diverse local and international network. With over 11 satellite campuses in Minnesota alone and additional campuses in Wisconsin and South Dakota, the university has actually strived to have a global outreach. The university started as Minnesota business School, one of the oldest business schools in the state. Back in 1885, a German scholar conceived the idea of the business college which later evolved to the current Globe University; offering an array of bachelors, master and associate degree programs besides business.
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Gustavus Adolphus College (GAC) is a church college deeply rooted and maintaining the values of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Its history started unfolding in 1862, hence has a decade and a half of higher education services to the people. It is a Christian, private co-ed institution which is guided by the Swedish and Lutheran heritages. Nursing at Gustavus Adolphus College Nursing at Gustavus Adolphus College is through a consortium with other colleges in Minnesota. It is a baccalaureate program that takes a minimum of four years to complete. Accreditation is through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Nursing
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Metropolitan State University (Metro State) does not have a very long history; as it was started in early 1970s. The need to bring higher education to the communities led to the legislature of the State to vote towards its founding. The university, set in the urban area of the Twin cities, started off serving communities from many areas including other colleges as a university without walls until it got its own grounds. Currently, the university has four campuses in St Paul, Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis and Midway in Minnesota. It is a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) .
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) is a metropolitan based college right in the heart of Minneapolis. It is a relatively young public two-year community college founded in 1996. The coming to life of the college was a result of mergers between an open enrollment college and a technical vocational institute. The college is dedicated to providing career entry programs as well as transfer programs for those aspiring to proceed to four year universities. Continuing Education courses and lifelong learning also make a good part of the college commitment to bring higher education closer to the community. Nursing at Minneapolis
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From the humble begging as a Normal School, Minnesota State University (MSU) has come a long way to its current state. 1868 was when the history of this state university starting unfolding. Two and three year programs were introduced to the Mankato Normal School which warranted the change of name to Mankato State Teachers College. Further in 1956, the school started offering four-year degrees changing name again to Mankato State College. By the year 1999, the school finally settled to the current name. The university is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). College of Allied Health
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Minnesota State University- Moorhead (MSUM) started as a normal school training teachers in Red River County. That was back in 1988 after a bill was passed by the legislature of Minnesota to establish an institution of higher education in Red River. The college started awarding bachelor degrees in education and hence became Moorhead State Teachers College. Expansion of the catalog led to dropping of the name “teachers” to Moorhead State College. The name changed again to Moorhead State University and finally to Minnesota State University- Moorhead in the year 2000. Nursing at Minnesota State University- Moorhead Nursing at the university
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