College of Health & Education

Pursue a Career of Helping Others

Do you feel destined to pursue a career where you get to help others? Whether you see yourself as part of a medical team caring for patients or in a classroom teaching the next generation, the College of Health and Education can help you get there.

The Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

The baccalaureate degree in nursing, master's degree in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and post graduate APRN certificate programs at Wilkes University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education external website.

Wilkes University nursing programs are approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing external website.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has approved the Wilkes University Bachelor of Arts degree to offer majors and one minor leading to teacher certification. Both the majors and the minor may add Special Education certification.

What do you want to do?

Our Schools

The College of Health and Education houses the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Passan School of Nursing, and the School of Education.

Wilkes University four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

Nesbitt School of Pharmacy

As a pharmacy student, you will learn not just through lectures, but also through experiential learning. You will gain knowledge in the sciences, obtain clinical knowledge and skills, and improve your interpersonal skills. As part of the Pharmacy program, you will join a close-knit community of students and be mentored by supportive professors whose goal is to shape you into a successful pharmacist.

Wilkes University nursing (BSN) major.

Passan School of Nursing

With faculty who take time to get to know students personally and many opportunities for hands-on patient care, the Passan School of Nursing helps students develop into confident and competent nurses. We offers students plenty of opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom through hands-on activities and caring for real patients.

School of Education

At the School of Education, you will be trained in the latest technologies and teaching methods with the help of supportive faculty to effectively prepare you to take charge of a classroom. Students gain field experience by student-teaching in regional schools and are given the opportunity to observe local classrooms starting their first year.

13:1

student-faculty ratio

98%

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2,200

undergraduate students

Asterisk indicates based on self-reported survey data.

A Supportive Learning Community

Students within the College of Health and Education will find a tight-knit community of fellow students and passionate faculty. Our professors take time to get to know students personally, providing opportunities for hands-on experiential learning and helping mentor future pharmacists, nurses, and educators to reach their potential.

College of Health & Education Faculty and Staff

Our Students

1/5 — Cody Morcom ’20 - Captain and Pharmacist, U.S. Air Force

I feel more than prepared to work each day as a pharmacist and leader with the U.S. Air Force because of the values instilled within me by the faculty and staff at Wilkes.

Cody Morcom ’20 - Captain and Pharmacist, U.S. Air Force

1/5 — Alyssa Kresge '22 - Nursing

My interviewer was familiar with how good the nursing program at Wilkes is, which definitely helped me get my externship and job.

Alyssa Kresge '22 - Nursing

1/5 — Michael Brown '20 - Elementrary and Early Childhood Education

I get to see all different kinds of student behavior and teaching strategies.

Michael Brown '20 - Elementrary and Early Childhood Education