Nursing: When Life is Your Life’s Calling
When nursing is your life’s calling, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is here to prepare you for an exciting career as a professional registered nurse. With more than 115 years of experience in educating nurses, Mount Carmel – a private, specialized Catholic college in the heart of Columbus, Ohio – is where you can pursue a high-demand career with unlimited opportunities. We offer degrees from undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing to graduate programs, including Master of Science and the Online Doctor of Nursing Practice. When nursing is your life’s calling, Mount Carmel College of Nursing is the right place for reaching your ultimate ambition. Along the way, we’ll help you set and achieve your goals, explore and define your career plans, set a path to achieve them and make life-long friends along the way.
Our Mission
In the spirit of the Catholic tradition, we welcome a diverse population of students from all faiths, to prepare them academically and professionally as competent and compassionate healthcare leaders, who are lifelong learners, and who possess the moral courage to continuously promote the health of individuals and communities.
Our Values
- Academic Excellence
- Respect
- Compassion
- Social Responsibility
- Diversity
Our Vision
Be THE innovative academic center preparing students as the most trusted partners in health care.
Small Classes, Big Connections
In the spirit of the Catholic tradition, we welcome a diverse population of students from all faiths, to prepare them academically and professionally as competent and compassionate nurse leaders, who are lifelong learners, and who possess the moral courage to continuously promote the health of individuals and communities. Mount Carmel College of Nursing is affiliated with Mount Carmel Health System, which in turn is a member of the Trinity Health System. MCCN is the only college throughout the ministries of Trinity Health to offer baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees.
The College’s strong partnership with Mount Carmel Health System and Trinity Health means that our students engage in high-quality, real-world clinical experiences throughout the program of study. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation and Mount Carmel Health System is the largest non-for-profit Catholic health care system in Ohio, ensuring that the graduates of MCCN have ready connections for employment across the Central Ohio region and the nation.
Our History
In 1903 the Sisters of the Holy Cross founded Mount Carmel School of Nursing. In 1990 we transitioned into Mount Carmel College of Nursing, offering the Bachelor of Science in Nursing; in 2013 we expanded to offer a Master of Science degree; and in 2015 the Doctor of Nursing Practice, the highest clinical practice degree in the field.
