Many colleges and universities around the country offer distance-learning opportunities for nurses and allied health professionals.
The following represents a recap of institutions that have been featured in Healthcare Traveler's monthly Going the Distance column. —Ed.
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
Several options for distance learning are available, including video conferencing, Web conferencing, and 100 Web-based programs.
For more information, call (419) 289-5242, e-mail nursing@ashland.edu
, or go to ashland.edu/.
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY
Benedictine offers eight Web-based master's programs, including a master's in Nursing. For further information about Benedictine
University's online MSN degree, go to http://onlinedegrees-benedictine.com/nursing/master-in-nursing.asp, e-mail Katie Van Vorst at kvanvorst@ben.edu
, or call (866) 295-3104.
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
The university offers 150-plus e-learning courses to students each semester. For further information about the online nursing
degree programs offered through the School of Nursing, e-mail recruiter/adviser Mary Leanza Manzuk at m.leanza@csuohio.edu
, visit csuohio.edu/cehs/departments/nursing/index.html, or call (216) 687-3810. MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY
Students may enroll in an RN-BSN degree program or the MSN degree program to prepare nurse educators, giving them the versatility
of studying from home. To apply for admission, contact the enrollment services office located in South Hall at (570) 662-4806
or go to admissions.mansfield.edu/gradmiss.htm.
MERCY COLLEGE OF NORTHWEST OHIO
Mercy College offers two distance-learning programs in nursing: an RN-BSN degree and a BSN–Health Care Administration degree.
For further information about the online degree programs offered through Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, go to mercycollege.edu/, call admissions officer Kathryn Roberts-Bubrig at (419) 251-1802, or e-mail admissions@mercycollege.edu
.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET
Purdue University Calumet offers a clinical nurse specialist and family nurse practitioner master's degree online. For more
information on the online master's degree program, contact graduate adviser Heather Cook in the School of Nursing at (219)
989-2850 or (800) 447-8738, ext. 2814, or e-mail onlinemsprogram@calumet.purdue.edu
. Potential applicants can also contact the university online at calumet.purdue.edu/nursing.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
In fall 1997, the university began offering distance-learning courses via the Internet. For more information about the online
nursing programs offered through Saint Louis University's School of Nursing, visit slu.edu/ or contact Scott Ragsdale, marketing and recruitment specialist, at (314) 977-8995.
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Saint Xavier University offers distance-learning programs for both undergraduate and graduate students, including an MSN–Clinical
Nurse Leader degree. For more information about the online nursing degree programs offered through the School of Nursing,
e-mail online@sxu.edu
or call (866) 319-8966.
