Program Details & FAQs
The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) Program allows students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree in another subject to rapidly gain the knowledge and skills required to become a nurse. Students in the program earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing in just 13 months, including both coursework and on-location clinical work at Parkview Health facilities around Northeast Indiana. The program is full time, and all classes and clinicals take place in person in Fort Wayne.
Yes! Thanks to the support of Parkview Health, qualifying students may have the entire cost of the program covered over time, and a career waiting for them with Parkview upon successful completion of their ABSN degree. Those who choose to enter the scholarship-job placement program will have their entire tuition cost covered if they work for Parkview Health for 3 years or more after finishing their degree.
Additionally, Huntington University’s nursing program has a long history of producing career-ready graduates, including a 100% job placement rate among licensed graduates for more than ten years running.
Huntington University. The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a Huntington nursing degree program taught by our experienced nursing faculty. Classes take place in all-new, state-of-the-art facilities on Indiana Tech’s campus in Fort Wayne.
The ABSN program is a Huntington University degree program, taught by Huntington faculty members. Indiana Tech provides the classrooms and lab spaces on its main campus in Fort Wayne, allowing students to learn in state-of-the-art facilities situated in the middle of a thriving regional center for health care. Clinical work during the program takes place at Parkview Health facilities in Fort Wayne and around the region, and Parkview Health also offers a generous scholarship and job placement program for qualifying students.
Yes. Our baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Huntington University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791, http://www.ccneaccreditation.org
The nursing program at HU also holds program accreditation from the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Both Huntington and Indiana Tech are non-profit universities fully accredited through the Higher Learning Commission.
The first classes in the program will begin in August 2023. The first cohort will be open to up to 25 students. The second group of new students will begin in January 2024, with two new groups of students able to start per year after that.
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