Build Your Career in Health Equity, Nursing, and Public Health
The College of Diverse Education, Health, and Wellness Sciences offers flexible online learning designed to prepare you for a rewarding career. Experienced practitioners lead every course and are eager to share their knowledge, while the easy-to-use platform lets you work toward your goals on a schedule that suits you. Join our community and take the next step in your professional journey.
Why Study With Us?
Our programs are designed for flexibility and affordability, with options that suit many different schedules. We offer courses and programs in health equity, nursing, and public health, and our advisors and instructors guide you from start to finish.
- Flexible, affordable programs built around your schedule
- Courses and programs in health equity, nursing, and public health
- Committed advisors and instructors supporting you at every stage
Online Programs That Help You Reach Your Potential
The College of Diverse Education, Health, and Wellness Sciences is part of the J R Young Health Equity Institute, a private, nonprofit, charitable educational institution. Its first programs feature innovative offerings in health equity, nursing, and public health.
The College's mission is to pursue excellence in and beyond the classroom, foster critical thinking, and emphasize diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-bias teaching and learning practices. Our programs of study are grounded in the Health Equity Model©, the Video, Audio, Reading, and Kinesthetics (VARK) Model, and the Constructive Learning Model, in which learners take an active part in learning activities. Interpretation and diverse language materials are available to prevent related barriers.
Programs of study are delivered online and within the community, with curricula designed to advance educational equity and health equity. All degree programs are offered through distance education using asynchronous and synchronous teaching methods and technology. Asynchronous instruction is delivered through the Google Classroom platform and supportive clinical software, while synchronous teaching takes place via Google Classroom and clinical settings in students' own communities.
Degree and certificate programs may take less time depending on a review of prior coursework. The College accepts appropriate transfer courses that meet the Institute's standards, and some students may qualify to receive certificates at no cost.
Degree Programs
- Diploma or Certificate – Public Health Nursing (1-year program)
- Diploma or Certificate – Health Equity in Nursing and Healthcare (1-year program)
- Baccalaureate Degree Program – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) (1-year program)
- Master Degree Program – Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner Focus) (2-year program)
- Doctoral Degree Program – Doctor of Nursing Practice (2-3-year program)
The College is currently accepting applications for admission into all degree programs. Curricula are diverse and created specifically for students focusing on health equity, nursing, and public health. Outreach activities are woven throughout the curricula, including clinical experiences and public educational sessions with specific populations in need. These curricula build a foundation for education, outreach, public awareness, and prevention, producing entry-level, advanced-level, and self-aware healthcare professionals.
The Health Equity in Nursing and Healthcare Program is a 1-year program that prepares healthcare professionals for careers delivering equity-minded education and healthcare services to underserved communities, improving health education, equity, and outcomes. The Public Health Nursing Program is a 1-year program that prepares individuals for careers in public health and advocates for building capacity for culturally competent public health services to improve health education, equity, and outcomes. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) is a 1-year program that prepares associate-prepared registered nurses with advanced education in nursing leadership and healthcare services for underserved communities to improve health education, equity, and outcomes. The Master of Science in Nursing Program is a 2-year program that prepares nurses to become nurse practitioners able to culturally competently assess, diagnose, treat, and educate individuals, families, and communities, and to advocate for and build capacity to improve health education, equity, and outcomes. The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is a 2-3-year program that prepares post-master's prepared nurses and post-bachelor prepared nurses to become doctoral-prepared nurses able to culturally competently use population health, research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement to advocate for and build capacity to improve health education, equity, and outcomes.
We believe everyone can achieve great things. That's why we offer comprehensive online courses designed to help you reach your goals. Our platform is easy to use and our instructors are dedicated to your success. Whether you want to advance your career, learn a new skill, or explore a new subject, the College has what you need to unlock your potential.
Competency-Based Education
Competencies for nursing and healthcare professionals provide a systematic way to measure student outcomes. Continuous quality improvement, using results of formative and summative assessments and evaluation of teaching and learning activities, strengthens efforts to improve prevention and outcomes through student competency, graduation rates, program evaluation, and job placement. Assessments and evaluations take place every semester, and competencies are measured yearly.
AdmissionsTuition
Tuition is affordable and based on a social determinant of education and health assessment. Baseline tuition is $350 per credit hour for graduate courses and $250 for undergraduate and professional courses. Degree and certificate programs may take less time depending on a review of prior coursework. The College accepts appropriate transfer courses that meet the Institute's standards, and some students may qualify to receive certificates at no cost.
View Total Tuition by ProgramUse the links below for details on each program, including required credit hours.
Admissions
Admission into the programs offered will begin Fall 2024. Students are admitted every August and January by the College of Diverse Education, Health, and Wellness Sciences faculty (doctoral-prepared family and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners, doctoral-prepared registered nurses, and public health professionals) and admissions.
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