About Valparaiso University

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY—COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

• Distinguished, private university of over 4,000 students located in Valparaiso, Indiana, one hour southeast of downtown Chicago.
• Offers the benefits of a small, first-rate program and the advantages of a comprehensive university. The curriculum’s blend of liberal arts with professional programs is indeed what makes Valpo graduates’ preparation exceptional.
• For nearly 50 years, the College of Nursing and Health Professions has built a tradition of excellence. Students are prepared for the 21st century health care workplace by teaching them to not only be strong clinicians, but also adaptive, collaborative, and visionary.
• The College of Nursing and Health Professions has programs in nursing (BSN, MSN, and DNP), health care leadership (BSHCL), health administration (MHA), public health (BSPH and MPH), and physician assistant studies (BSHS and MSPA).

VALPARAISO, INDIANA

• Home to Valparaiso University is a city of about 32,000, attractively situated in a rural setting at the edge of the busy industrial district of Northwest Indiana.
• A number of community organizations in Valparaiso have mutually beneficial relationships with the University, offering sites for service learning and community service.
• Fifteen miles to the north, on the shore of Lake Michigan, are the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana Dunes State Park, important recreational and scientific resources that offer a combined 17,000 acres of varied natural landscape.
• Just an hour’s drive from campus is the city of Chicago, offering almost limitless resources for culture and entertainment. Chicago is easily accessible by bus or train, and the University often charters buses so that students and faculty can take advantage of the theatres, museums, and other educational benefits of this great city.