Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions, a highly-respected, accredited online nursing and healthcare school, has a national reputation as a leader in nursing and healthcare education, drawing on its 150-year legacy of educating nurses and healthcare professionals for successful careers. The school has origins dating back to the former Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (est. 1864) and the Hahnemann Hospital Training School for Nurses (est. 1890).
Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions serves more than 1,500 students and offers online nursing and healthcare degrees and certificates through several online master's in nursing programs and bachelor's degree programs. A pioneer in online education, Drexel University was one of the earliest accredited nursing and healthcare schools online, offering degrees online through eLearning since 2002.
For over 100 years, Drexel's nationally ranked College of Nursing and Health Professions has provided a rich environment for students to develop skills in evidence-based practice, teaching, medical informatics, research and leadership in the healthcare industry.
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As a leader in technology-infused education and clinical practice, the College of Nursing and Health Professions supplies you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed in the healthcare field, and offers one of the most comprehensive and multidisciplinary online nursing, health administration and rehabilitation programs in the country. You’ll have the ability to learn from internationally renowned online educators at the forefront of an innovative system of teaching that has helped thousands of clinicians and healthcare professionals launch careers in the healthcare industry.
This field demands a distinct set of critical thinking skills and applicable hands-on training. Drexel’s staff of brilliant, passionate nurse and healthcare educators have provided students with engaging virtual education for nearly 20 years, and are continually seeking groundbreaking ways to deliver top-notch training and expertise to each new wave of nurses, rehabilitation and health administration professionals. Adept at applying conventionally sound skills and evidence-based practice to the online learning environment, Drexel's instructors have taught thousands of students how to thrive as elite professionals in each of their respective fields.
Drexel offers a plethora of undergraduate, graduate, doctorate and post-professional certificates in online nursing, health administration and rehabilitation programs, and is consistently ranked as one of the best online healthcare nursing schools in the country.
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