Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain University has more than 125 years of history preparing extraordinary nursing graduates and healthcare professionals.Our purpose is to create an academic culture in which colleagues and students thrive and that cultivates extraordinary graduates.

Our mission is to educate, empower and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities and nations.

Our vision is by living Chamberlain Care®, we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

At Chamberlain, we believe if we take extraordinary care of our students, we will graduate extraordinary nurses who can have a significant and positive impact on healthcare around the world.

Care is what distinguishes us – Chamberlain Care®

Most nursing schools incorporate tools for building nurse-patient relationships into their curricula. We have gone a step further and made care of students a part of our educational culture, with the belief that extraordinary care of nursing students is more likely to lead to extraordinary patient and family care.

We prepare nurses to practice the art of nursing through the concept of Chamberlain Care®. Faculty and staff display behaviors of care, respect and professionalism, creating a culture that fosters collaboration, cooperation and respect among all. By modeling a care-based set of beliefs, values and behaviors expected to be exemplified by professional nurses, Chamberlain faculty strive to impart the qualities of extraordinary nurses into their students.

Federal Work-Study (FWS) enables students who demonstrate financial need to earn a portion of their educational expenses(Students must complete the FAFSA to be considered for FWS funds.) In this program, students earn at least the current hourly minimum wage by working at the school or for nonprofit or private for-profit agencies. Chamberlain College of Nursing helps eligible students locate jobs; certain restrictions apply.

Whether you're an aspiring nurse looking to launch a rewarding career, a nursing professional looking to advance your career, or a professional looking to impact public health, Chamberlain offers the degree programs, options and resources to help you succeed.

Chamberlain is committed to providing quality and accessible nursing education. Our team is with you every step of the way, providing the information you need to make the decisions that best serve you.Chamberlain College of Nursing prepares extraordinary nurses with the knowledge, skills, values and beliefs required to not only succeed but to make a difference in today's complex healthcare environment.

Chamberlain offers an onsite pre-licensure 3-Year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, in addition to online post-licensure nursing degree options including the RN to BSN Online Option, Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Graduate Certificate Programs.

Chamberlain’s educational agreements take the guesswork out of choosing a RN to BSN Degree Completion Option, MSN or DNP degree program by providing up-front answers, group-specific tuition rates and advisors who are able to answer questions — before applying to Chamberlain.

Busy nurses have the opportunity to advance their nursing credentials online without having to worry about ever-changing work schedules. Chamberlain’s online learning environment is open 24 hours a day, allowing nurses the opportunity to attend class as their schedule allows.

Online coursework allows registered nurses to complete their program online without travel or having to rearrange work schedules. Group-specific tuition rates plus waived application fees are intended to make tuition reimbursement dollars go further. Dedicated advising team provides registered nurses with personal assistance from first point of contact and beyond.

Chamberlain's online Certificate Programs are designed for nurses looking to enhance their expertise to meet critical areas of need. Graduate Certificates are offered in the key specialties of Nursing Education, Leadership Informatics, and Family Nurse Practioner, as well as a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Leadership Foundations.

Students in the Graduate Certificate Programs may complete either the Educator, Informatics, Leadership or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialty track courses, with the exception of Capstone, currently provided in Chamberlain's Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program.

Chamberlain’s administration, faculty and staff are actively confronting the pressing issues currently facing the healthcare community. They are preparing new nurses for the challenges they will face and empowering practicing nurses to fill key leadership roles and advance care.

Our roots go back to the Deaconess tradition of 19th-century Europe. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, studied at a Deaconess facility in Germany and later applied the concepts she learned to her nursing practice. In 1889, an evangelical pastor in St. Louis, Missouri, proposed establishing healthcare services based on the Deaconess model to address the needs of the local community. Those services evolved into the Deaconess School of Nursing and, later, Deaconess College of Nursing.

In March 2005, Adtalem Global Education (formerly DeVry Education Group) acquired Deaconess. A term of the acquisition agreement required Adtalem to change the name of the school. The chosen name, Chamberlain, is derived from the Middle English word "chaumberlein," which means "chief steward" – in recognition of the critical role of the nurse as the central steward and coordinator of patient care.

Today, with a College of Nursing and a College of Health Professions, a growing network of campuses, and robust online offerings, Chamberlain University continues to raise the standard of nursing and healthcare education and advance healthcare outcomes in communities across the country and around the world.