Department of Nursing

A degree from Thiel College’s Department of Nursing is the gateway to your professional future. Here, you connect theory to practice in a program led by caring faculty, with small classes and the latest tools and techniques. This format prepares you for a nursing career that can make a genuine difference in people’s lives.

Before you work with real patients, you’ll practice your skills in our 103,000-square-foot nursing suite and simulation lab. Here, you train on lifelike manikins in a safe, controlled setting as you learn to:

Administer injections.
Assist with childbirth.
Use a defibrillator.
Handle real-world medical scenarios you will encounter on the job.

And when you are out of class, there is so much to explore. Our 135-acre campus in Greenville, Pennsylvania, is within hours of Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Cleveland. You can enjoy easy access to professional sports teams, museums, trails and parks and many other attractions.

Department Mission

The Thiel College Department of Nursing reflects the institution’s commitment to public health. The program has been designed to be recognized locally and regionally as producers of safe, competent and diverse professional nurse leaders through education, scholarship and evidence-based practice models with a focus on illness prevention, health promotion and community engagement.

Thiel faculty focus on career-ready transferable skills valued by employers everywhere, including:

Graduates will have the critical thinking, interpersonal, decision-making, communication, leadership and technical skills of a nurse generalist to be able to provide quality care in diverse settings and with diverse patients.
Advocate for public policy to provide care and promote the health of the public.
Provide culturally competent, evidence-based care, health education and health promotion practices to individuals, families, groups and communities.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in planning, coordinating, and evaluating outcomes for healthcare.

Accreditation

The nursing program at Thiel has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

This means you can count on getting a high-quality education — and that employers can count on you to deliver quality care from the start.

Nursing Major (BSN) Program

Nurses mix care, compassion and leadership with scientific knowledge. At Thiel, you build these skills in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program as you learn to support patients and their families during every stage of their healthcare journeys.

In addition to in-class training, you can conduct research alongside faculty, participate in immersive, on-site clinical experiences, and engage in fieldwork both locally and overseas.

Learn more about the Nursing major.

Real-World Experiential Learning

Not every situation you face will come from a textbook. Often, you have to draw on your own experiences to make the best decision in the moment. That preparation starts here, through:

Extensive, hands-on training in local healthcare settings.
Providing medical outreach during international mission trips.
Faculty-mentored research.
Other real-world learning opportunities.

BSN Program Outcomes

Providing excellent care is just the start of what it means to be a great nurse. At Thiel, you also learn everything else that goes into becoming a provider your colleagues, patients and their families can count on. You’ll graduate as a caring, compassionate leader, as skilled in patient care as you are in communication, ethics and healthcare delivery.

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Career Opportunities in Nursing

Nursing is a consistently expanding field, especially for nurses with bachelor’s degrees and advanced credentials. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that only one other profession requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher will create more jobs than registered nurses. Hiring managers seeking candidates for upper-level positions, such as nurse managers, will put extra value on your Thiel BSN degree.

Your Thiel degree will speak for itself, but you will also have support from:

Experienced nursing faculty who offer guidance on your journey.
Our 15,000-person Thiel alumni community, ready to connect and help you build your network.
A wrap-around Career Development Center, offering free, lifelong career planning and advising, networking opportunities and professional development events.

A Nursing Community Focused on Your Success

“I have always wanted to do something in the medical field. I chose nursing because of the endless opportunities this field offers. The professors and nursing department here at Thiel genuinely care about how we are being taught, what is being taught and ultimately preparing us to be the best nurses we can possibly be.” — Hannah Lasher, Nursing Major ‘25

Start your Nursing Career at Thiel College

A nursing career changes lives. And earning a nursing degree from Thiel College will change yours. Here, you will find expert faculty, small classes and hands-on learning environments that match what you can expect in the real world. Curious about what is waiting for you in the nursing major program at Thiel? Contact us today!