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About the College of Nursing
In 1910, the Kent State University Normal School was established as a college for training public school teachers as part of the Lowry bill, which also created a sister school in Bowling Green, Ohio, now known as Bowling Green State University.
In the early 1960's, seeds for a burgeoning nursing program were planted. The National League for Nursing came to Kent to establish a baccalaureate nursing program. In the fall of 1965, students from two hospital nursing programs, St. Luke's and Mt. Sinai, spent their freshmen year in residence on the Kent Campus. The Ohio Board of Regents granted approval in 1966 and the National League of Nursing offered a full eight-year accreditation in 1971, just prior to the first class graduating from the School of Nursing.
Just six years later, graduate students were admitted to the School of Nursing, followed by the development of several post-master's certificate programs. Within the decade the school outgrew several offices, then several temporary facilities on campus until 1978 when the school moved into a newly constructed building. It was later renamed Linnea E. Henderson Hall, School of Nursing in 1985, after the founding dean, following her death in 1984.
College status was granted in 1999 and was followed by the establishment of a joint PhD program with The University of Akron.
In 2007, the Ohio Board of Nursing granted the college a five-year approval following a successful evaluation of both the RN to BSN and the BSN programs. In the spring of 2008, Modern Healthcare magazine ranked Kent State University College of Nursing as the third largest nursing school in the United States in terms of enrollment.
The College of Nursing continues to build on this strong history as we prepare nurses for successful careers in the 21st century.
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