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College of Nursing and Health Professions

Serve with Skill. Lead with Heart.

Rise to the Call of Care.

At Valpo’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, your education begins with a commitment to serve. You’ll build a foundation of expertise and compassion, and graduate ready to thrive in a world that needs skilled, courageous healthcare professionals more than ever.

For more than 50 years, Valpo’s College of Nursing and Health Professions has prepared students to lead and serve in an ever-evolving healthcare landscape. Across 11 graduate and undergraduate programs in six disciplines, you’ll build the skills to lead adaptive teams, advocate for change, and serve diverse communities through collaboration, humility, and vision.

At Valpo, healthcare education is hands-on, interdisciplinary, and mission-driven. Our flexible, innovative programs ensure you’re ready to launch into a meaningful career. With national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, Valpo equips you to navigate today’s dynamic healthcare environment and help shape the future of care.

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High-Tech Training Builds Confident Nurses

At Valpo, you’ll train for real clinical scenarios in our Center for Experiential Learning. We prepare students who are ready to lead in today’s evolving healthcare landscape with hands-on, clinical skills labs using patient simulator technology, virtual reality (VR), and equipment used in hospitals and clinics.

Educating Leaders Across Health Professions

Valpo is shaping the next generation of healthcare leaders, with undergraduate and graduate programs across seven different healthcare fields. Study public health, exercise science, health science, healthcare leadership, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, and more.

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Your Calling to Care Starts Here

In Valpo’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, you’re part of a supportive community of students and mentors who are just as passionate about helping others as you are. We prepare graduates who lead with values, serve with compassion, and make a lasting impact in their communities. Learn more about our mission and where we’re headed.

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97.9%

of College of Nursing and Health Professions graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate school within nine months of graduation

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Nursing Abroad

Valpo nursing students lend their light all over the world through life-changing service-learning trips

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Degree Excellence

Smiling woman, Lauren Bartlett, holding a certificate and wearing a medal, stands outside a building with beige columns, proudly celebrating her M.S. achievement.

Follow the Beacon | Lauren Bartlett ‘23, ‘25 M.S.

Finding Community, Purpose, and Passion at Valpo For Lauren Bartlett ’23, ’25 M.S., choosing Valpo started with a Google search and quickly became something much bigger. “I knew I wanted […]

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Education and Athletics Result in Amazing Professional Opportunity for Valpo Grad Student

ºÚÁÏÍø’s 4+1 pathway for students seeking a master of healthcare administration (MHA) is paving the way for students like Sam Warren ’25, ’26 to step into leadership roles in […]

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Adele Beleckaite ’28, ’30 MSPA, Embraces Health Science Through Human Connection

When first-year student Adele Beleckaite ’28, ’30 MSPA, started looking at colleges during her senior year of high school, the one thing she knew for certain was that she wanted […]

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Called to Lead, Committed to Serve: Valpo Honors Graduate Student Excellence

Each spring, ºÚÁÏÍø’s graduate student community gathers for a moment of reflection: the Graduate Studies End-of-Year Celebration and Awards Reception. This annual celebration serves as an opportunity to recognize […]

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ºÚÁÏÍø Reports Over 98% Graduate Outcomes Rate in Job Market and Continuing Education

ºÚÁÏÍø’s latest data on the class of 2025 reveals a 98.1% graduate outcomes rate across colleges, meaning students were employed or enrolled in graduate school within nine months of […]

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