Sacred Heart University was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, the bishop of Bridgeport, CT. It is the second largest Catholic university in New England, and was the first to be lead by lay people. Sacred Heart University is made up of four colleges: Arts and Sciences, University College, the John F. Welch College of Business, and Education & Health Professions, which is where the nursing program is based.

Key Features

• Sacred Heart offers multiple opportunities for clinical training, in the form of partnerships with Yale-New Haven Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and many more.
• Sacred Heart has a very comprehensive networking website to help students connect with employers and others in their field.
• Nursing degrees offered range from BSN and RN to Master’s Degrees in Patient Care Administration and A DNP program, set to begin in September, 2010.
• The College of Nursing was recognized in 2000 by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing for implementation of an innovative curriculum in geriatrics.

Accreditation

The Sacred Heart College of Nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.