Choonhae College is a private
technical college
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located in
Ulsan
Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...
metropolitan city, in southeastern
South Korea
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. The current president is Bok-yong Kim (김복영). Founded as a
nursing school
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, the college continues to have a strong focus on
medical studies
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, and also operates a hospital.
Academics
The college's academic offerings are almost exclusively medicine-related, being provided by departments of Nursing, Counselling Psychology, Yoga, Social Welfare, Therapeutic Special Education for Children, and Computer Information Technology.
History
The college was founded in 1968 as Choonhae Nursing School (춘해간호학교).
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
This is a list of institutions of higher education in South Korea.
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*Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi
*Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong
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Education in South Korea
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External links
Official school website, in English
Universities and colleges in Ulsan
Nursing schools in South Korea
1968 establishments in South Korea
Educational institutions established in 1968
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