About Us
About Johnson Beth-El at UCCS
About the Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a distinguished and innovative college providing excellence in education, scholarship, and practice in health care professions.
Become An Exceptional Healthcare Professional
We have been educating students for over 100 years to become leaders and innovators in the health care and human performance industries.
Hands-On Skill That Create Healthier Communities
The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences helps students meet the needs of a dynamic healthcare and human performance landscape through innovative education and curated programs. Students gain real-world experience, professional connections, and intuitive guidance from our industry-leading faculty and community partners as they advance toward a degree, emphasizing skill, practice, research, and service.
Newsworthy Success Stories
Our fields of study empower students to improve their communities through hands-on experience. We regularly highlight newsworthy stories of success and achievement. We’re eager to invest in your higher education health care career journey with us.
Academic Focus
Studying at Johnson Beth-El lays the cornerstones for a career as a healthcare or human performance professional.
- Educational institution expertise since 1904
- Apply learned skills in real-life scenarios in our Simulation Learning Center
- 10-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
- 100% of tenured faculty have a doctorate
- Students benefit from hundreds of nationwide College partnerships with hospitals, healthcare agencies, athletic organizations, and more
- Applicable Events that foster collaboration and professional peer connection
Mission Statement
Nurture human-centered, resilient, curious professionals prepared to promote and deliver high quality health care, optimize performance, and solve complex health problems.
Vision Statement
Achieve national recognition for enhancing health, wellness, and performance for all through integrated education, research, scholarship, clinical care, and community outreach.
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Goal 1
Goal 1
Advance inter-professional education, research, scholarship, and practice to prepare collaborative leaders to promote, treat, and manage health, wellness, and performance.
Strategies:
- Identify and foster mutually beneficial public-private partnerships to support student learning, research, scholarship, professional development, and community health and well-being.
- Promote collaborative opportunities to cultivate an inclusive and team-based environment of mutual respect.
- Develop a culture of innovative and sustainable inter-professional education.
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Goal 2
Goal 2
Foster a culture of well-being among students, employees, and the community by supporting the sustainable and holistic development of health and wellness, resilience, and accessibility.
Strategies:
- Support student and employee mentorship opportunities to enhance career interests and pathways, professional development, and workforce skills.
- Collaborate with college stakeholders to enhance and expand dynamic opportunities for the wellbeing and learning of students, employees, and the community.
- Increase accessibility to education and life-long learning through innovative academic opportunities for all.
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Goal 3
Goal 3
Establish an innovative, nationally recognized academic health and wellness community to serve all stakeholders.
Strategies:- Explore and develop internal and external partnerships to support the health and wellness community.
- Build cutting-edge college facilities to serve all stakeholders via education, research, scholarship, and clinical practice.
- Develop innovative programs and teams guided by stakeholder input that prepare health, wellness, and performance professionals to improve health and performance outcomes.
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Goal 4
Goal 4
Champion a culture of belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Strategies:
- Implement and sustain best practices for recruiting, retaining, and supporting college students and employees.
- Support teaching, research, scholarship, practice, and service within an environment that promotes belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Implement training and professional development opportunities to educate students and employees about belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Top Online Nursing Programs in Colorado
Ranked as one of the Best Online Master's of Nursing Programs in Colorado
Johnson Beth-el College of Nursing and Health Sciences has been ranked as a top 2022 online nursing program in Colorado by EduMed. Out of the eight online Master of Nursing (MSN) programs in the state, we have achieved the #2 ranking.
This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our faculty, staff, and students, as well as the high quality of our program.
Accreditation Information
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Nursing ProgramsAccreditation for Nursing Programs
The nursing BSN, MSN, DNP, and additional programs like the post-grad MSN certificate are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master’s degree program in nursing, the post-graduate APRN certificate program, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.Colorado State Board of Nursing
Department of Regulatory Agencies
1560 Broadway, Suite 110
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-7855
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Physical TherapyAccreditation for Physical Therapy
The Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
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Nutrition & DieteticsAccreditation for Nutrition & Dietetics
The Master of Sciences in Nutrition & Dietetics program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
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Athletic TrainingAccreditation for Athletic Training
The Master of Science in Athletic Training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
