Nursing and Public Health Programs

Care that changes communities

Welcome to Indiana’s oldest BSN program and a renowned public health program, both focused on caring for people and their communities.

Study in a space built for this: You train in the newly renovated Center for Nursing and Public Health, reopened in spring 2025 after a $21 million renovation. There, you’ll get hands-on practice in its simulation and skills labs.
Real clinical experience, guided closely: Clinical and community placements with local health partners begin well before graduation, and small classes mean faculty know you by name and mentor you through a demanding program every step of the way.
Ready to practice, and to go further: You graduate prepared to sit for the NCLEX-RN and step into work as a registered nurse or public health professional. If you want to keep studying, Goshen College offers various master’s and doctoral programs.

#1
most popular major at Goshen College, so you're surrounded by classmates who understand the workload
95%
of GC nursing students passed the NCLEX-RN licensing exam
30+
simulation scenarios in our Westlawn Simulation Center, from obstetric emergencies to psych pharmacology

Nursing (BSN)
Indiana’s oldest BSN program, and still going strong.
Public Health
Improve the health of an entire community.
Master of Science in Nursing
Become the family nurse practitioner your community needs.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Reach the highest level of nursing practice.

This program changed my life. I was a high school dropout when I was admitted to Goshen College… I can’t imagine any other career that would have been so much fun — or so self- developing. Hopefully, I’ve changed other people’s lives because of my service.

Clair Martin ’66
Retired Nurse

A $21 million home in Westlawn Hall: You study in the newly renovated Center for Nursing and Public Health, which reopened in 2025.
Labs that feel like the real thing: Some labs are built to look and function like actual hospital rooms, down to the beds and equipment, so you can work through patient scenarios on lifelike manikins before you ever step onto a hospital floor.
A hospital partner across the street: Goshen Health sits directly across Main Street and helped make the renovation happen, which is one reason your training here lines up so closely with the clinical settings you’ll move into after graduation.

Zoom out from the patient to the population: Public health looks at the health of whole communities and asks why some populations stay healthier than others, then focuses on what can actually be done about it through prevention and education.
Work in the community before you graduate: A required internship or research project puts you out in the field while you’re still a student. Recent students have completed placements with community clinics, local nonprofits and health departments across Elkhart County including internships at The Window, a non-for-profit in Goshen that provides food and locates shelter for the homeless.
Careers that reach wide: Goshen alumni have gone into clinics, schools, government agencies, nonprofits and global health work across fields like epidemiology, health education, and policy, and many continue into graduate study in public health or medicine.

One application opens the door to nursing and public health at Goshen.