The Nursing Landscape
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Over 1 million new, replacement
nurses needed by 2012
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Registered nursing ranked as one
of the fastest growing occupations
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Over 32,000 qualified students turned
away from US nursing schools in 2006
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, American Association
of Colleges of Nursing
Chamberlain History
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1889: Deaconess established as
religious-affiliated healthcare
training school for young women
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1943: First lay students
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1970: First male students
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1983: Among first to convert to
baccalaureate program
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2001: First NLN-accredited online
RN program
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2005: DeVry acquired Deaconess
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2006: Renamed Chamberlain
College of Nursing
Chamberlain Programs
One of the Few Nursing Colleges with Both
ASN and BSN, Online and On Campus Programs
Associate of Science in Nursing
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Pre-licensure student (online
and on campus)
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LPN to ASN bridge program
(online and on campus)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Pre-licensure student
(on campus)
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Fast-Track RN to BSN degree
completion program (online)
Chamberlain Advantage
Chamberlain: Where Learning Meets “LIFE”
Long history of quality, accredited nursing programs
Intimate, hands-on learning
Fast-track, flexible options
Employers love Chamberlain graduates
Chamberlain Growth Strategy
Responding to the nation’s critical nursing shortage, Chamberlain
will develop the nation’s first national nursing college through:
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Geographic expansion
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Online enrollment growth
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Clinical partnerships
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Re-branding
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New programs
Early Success
Geographic Expansion
 At least one new location per year
 Columbus, Ohio: March 2007
 Illinois, Arizona in process
Geographic Expansion
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State regulatory approvals: 2-stage process
requiring 12 to 24 months
– State Board of Nursing
– State Board of Higher Education
Labor intensive process
– Feasibility studies
– Multiple applications
Infrastructure complete prior to approval
– Clinical relationships established
– Facilities complete
– Faculty, campus director hired
Early Success
Geographic Expansion
 At least one new location per year
 Columbus, Ohio: March 2007
 Illinois, Arizona in process
Online Enrollment Growth

Significant growth in RN to BSN enrollment
Early Success
Geographic Expansion
 At least one new location per year
 Columbus, Ohio: March 2007
 Illinois, Arizona in process
Online Enrollment Growth
 Significant growth in RN to BSN enrollment
Clinical Partnerships
Rockford Health Council: Rockford, IL
 St. John’s Hospital: St. Louis, MO
 Children’s Hospital: Columbus, OH
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Early Success
Geographic Expansion
 At least one new location per year
 Columbus, Ohio: March 2007
 Illinois, Arizona in process
Online Enrollment Growth
 Significant growth in RN to BSN enrollment
Clinical Partnerships
 Rockford Health Council: Rockford, IL
 St. John’s Hospital: St. Louis, MO
 Children’s Hospital: Columbus, OH
Re-Branding
Chamberlain brand launched
 Awareness campaigns: onsite and online
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Early Success
Geographic Expansion
 At least one new location per year
 Columbus, Ohio: March 2007
 Illinois, Arizona in process
Online Enrollment Growth
 Significant growth in RN to BSN enrollment
Clinical Partnerships
 Rockford Health Council: Rockford, IL
 St. John’s Hospital: St. Louis, MO
 Children’s Hospital: Columbus, OH
Re-Branding
 CHAMBERLAIN brand launched
 Branding, awareness and marketing campaigns launched
New Programs
MSN
 Accelerated “second-bachelor’s” program
 Allied health programs
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