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With the oldest Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program in Indiana, Goshen College has an excellent reputation for producing top-notch nurses. We’ve been teaching nursing long enough to know that health care is more than memorizing anatomy — it’s about caring for the whole individual. Since 1950, we have been sending out nursing professionals who demonstrate cross-cultural awareness and holistic care. Employers say they prefer Goshen College graduates because they provide compassionate, culturally sensitive and quality care for patients.
When you enroll in the nursing major at Goshen College, you’ll be joining one of our most popular and esteemed programs on campus. Ranked second among the best nurse practitioner programs in Indiana by Nurse Journal, Goshen is known for its educational excellence and focus on cultural diversity. As a nursing student, you’ll have a variety of opportunities for clinical experiences close to campus. Located across the street from one of the best hospitals in northern Indiana (IU Health Goshen) and only miles away from a number of other excellent clinical facilities, you’ll have easy access to quality placements. After graduating from the nursing program, you’ll enter the workforce with the ability to care for a patient’s full range of needs.
All nursing programs at Goshen College are fully accredited. Check out the latest stats below.
Goshen College and Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia) have partnered to offer an online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), the first doctoral degree program among the five Mennonite Church USA colleges and universities.
Graduates of the nursing department took part in the pinning ceremony on April 29, 2017. The pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession.
Alicia Navarro graduated from Goshen College in 2001 with a bachelors of science in nursing, and in 2017 with a Family Nurse Practitioner master's degree. She’s been a traveling nurse and has worked in med surg, intensive care and education for hospital-wide programs and orientation programs at Sturgis Hospital in Sturgis, Michigan, for 13 years.
of nursing alumni reported being satisfied or very satisfied with the program
of registered nurse graduates are employed as nurses within 12 months of graduation
The year GC became the first liberal arts college in Indiana to offer a B.S. in nursing
of admitted nursing students graduate from GC
of GC nursing students passed the NCLEX-RN in 2015
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Alli Beitler (right), pictured with her sister Jana '13 (left), is a 2014 graduate from Berne, Indiana. She came to Goshen College to be a nurse but was also a runner, a science geek, a leader in the dorms and a peacemaker.
Alli's storySharada is a nursing major from Hyattsville, Maryland, who values family, healthcare and good food, and enjoys singing in Women's World Music Choir.
Sharada's storyIrene Schmid, a 2016 nursing graduat, has a variety of interests. She ran cross-country, track and was the GC composting team leader. During May term of her sophomore year, she traveled to Nepal to work and study in a clinic.
Irene's storyLiz Berg '12, from Canada, and Marcelle Zoughbi '13, from Palestine, came to Goshen College to study nursing and elementary education. While at Goshen, they became activists for peace and justice in the Middle East.
Liz's storyJaneth Vela's first experience with Goshen College began when she started taking piano lessons in GC’s community music program at the age of six. She graduated in 2017 with a nursing degree and played soccer for GC.
Janeth's storyHannah, from Harrisonburg, Virginia, graduated from Goshen College with a nursing major. As a student, she was a gardener, an environmental educator, an activist and a peacemaker.
Hannah's storyRuth Stoltzfus
Professor of Nursing
Director of Graduate Program in Nursing
DNP Co-Director
Jewel Yoder
Associate Professor of Nursing
Director of the RN to BSN Program
