Carolinas College of Health Sciences is a non-profit

public college A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

focused on the

health sciences The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple ac ...

and is located both online and with a physical campus in

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

. The college's roots date back to the 1940s, when Charlotte Memorial Hospital, now Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), provided hospital-based nursing and allied health training, forming the roots of Carolinas College. The college is owned by

Atrium Health Atrium Health, formerly Carolinas HealthCare System, is a hospital network with more than 70,000 employees and part of Advocate Aurora Health. It operates 40 hospitals, 7 freestanding emergency departments, over 30 urgent care centers, and mor ...

. It offers on-campus and online certificates, associate degrees & bachelor's degrees. The college focuses on educating, engaging and empowering professionals for an evolving healthcare environment. Graduates consistently exceed state and national certification testing benchmarks. The college's current president is Dr. T. Hampton Hopkins.

Academics

Carolinas College of Health Sciences offers educational programs leading to entry-level employment in health care careers as well as programs for health care professionals to advance in their current roles. The college offers programs in nursing, general studies, health care simulation, clinical laboratory sciences, and diagnostic and imaging sciences such as radiologic technology. Some programs may be completed entirely online, while others are offered at the college's Charlotte campus.CCHS Continuing Education
/ref> The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Applied Science degree and the Baccalaureate degree. Individual programs may also have additional accreditations.

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Universities and colleges in Charlotte, North Carolina Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Nursing schools in North Carolina Atrium Health 1990 establishments in the United States 1990 establishments in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1990