Labouré College of Healthcare is a private college specializing in nursing and healthcare education and located in Milton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1892, by the Daughters of Charity, it is the longest-running nursing education program in the Boston area. The college offers online and on-campus certificate, associate, and bachelor's degree programs. In 2013, the campus moved from Dorchester to Milton, Massachusetts.Sweeney, Emily
"Laboure College is leaving Dorchester for Milton"
''The Boston Globe'', August 25, 2012."Laboure College Buys, Renovates Milton Campus With $9 Million MassDevelopment Bond"
Labouré College press release, August 10, 2013

History

Labouré was founded in 1892 as the Carney Hospital Training School for Nurses in South Boston. In 1949, the school merged with two other

nursing schools Nurse education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to student nurses by experienced nurses and other med ...

run by the

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: the St. John's School of Nursing in Lowell, Massachusetts and the St. Margaret's School of Nursing in Dorchester. They formed the Catherine Labouré School of Nursing, named for St. Catherine Labouré, in 1950. The new school opened in 1951 and moved to the site of the new Carney Hospital in Dorchester in 1954. In 1971, it was authorized to award degrees in Massachusetts and changed its name to the Catherine Labouré Junior College. Its name changed again in 1984 and in 1993, to Catherine Labouré College and then to simply Labouré College. In 1997, the college became part of the Caritas Christi Health Care system and its name was officially changed to Caritas Labouré College in 2005,Massachusetts Board of Higher Education: Request for Committee and Board Action, April 2008
/ref> then officially changed back to Labouré College in 2009. Until 1997, the school was sponsored by the

. It was subsequently affiliated with

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, until 2013 when it disaffiliated."History of Labouré College"
Labouré website

Campus

In 2013, Labouré College relocated from Dorchester to its new campus at 303 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts, adjacent to Fontbonne Academy.

Academics

Labouré offers the Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN) and the

Associate of Science An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree. The f ...

degree in nursing and in allied health programs. It was first accredited by the

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(NEASC) in 1975 and gained accreditation under the NEASC Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) in 2005.NEASC roster: Laboure College
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Student life

Labouré is a commuter college,Laboure College: About
/ref> not a residential college. Most of its students are part-time. The average age is 31.

References

External links

Official website
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