Bucking a nationwide trend of declining enrollment, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø welcomed 943 new students in Fall 2023, with the number of new undergraduate students soaring 15% over Fall 2022 numbers. Additionally, first-year student retention hit a 10-year high at 83%.
St. Ambrose’s unprecedented growth follows a university-wide investment in strategic partnerships and a focus on new and innovative methods of learning and teaching. President Amy Novak, EdD, who joined St. Ambrose two years ago, explains:
“At ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, we embrace learners from all walks of life and offer a variety of pathways to higher education. This includes a commitment to expanding flexible, remote learning opportunities like our new degree offerings in the Nano Nagle Online School of Nursing at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø.”
Announced earlier this year, the offers fully online, on-demand LPN-to-BSN and RN-to-BSN programs. The School’s creation is a direct response to the challenge of nation-wide healthcare staffing shortages on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, which also put a spotlight on the maldistribution of the rural healthcare workforce.
As the landscape of higher education evolves, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø remains committed to equipping the next generation of learners to act with courage and care in a changing world.
