Guide to Colleges and Universities 2020 information processing and systems and their intersections and applications with a wide range of disciplines in business, science, technology and communication—is one of only a few such programs in the country. Founded in 2005, the College of Informatics offers 12 unique majors,
several master’s degrees and a few doctoral degrees. The school specializes in information-related fields like journalism and software engineering. The College of Informatics launched its newest program, Informatics+, in November 2019, which connects students of the
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College of Informatics looking for possible future employers to companies throughout the community that seek skilled students to eventually hire. “NKU has a new strategic framework that our new president launched and a lot of that is about career and community engagement,” says Kevin Kirby, dean of the College of Informatics at NKU. “One of the main ways the College of Informatics does that is through Informatics+,” Kirby says, and that the Informatics+ initiative is giving corporations a chance to interact and connect with more of NKU’s students through events, which is creating better co-op and internship opportunities for students. “The one thing we wanted to do is connect our students to the outside world more, just get them outside of the classroom on real world projects,” he adds. In addition, Kirby says that the school is using the Informatics+ program to “connect lots of different students in different disciplines together and get them out into the region to help out.” The program involves students from all majors in the
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THE CHRIST COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES 2139 Auburn Ave. | Cincinnati, OH 45219 513-585-2401 | TheChristCollege.edu The Christ College, located on The Christ Hospital main campus for over 119 years, provides a fully-immersed healthcare education. A clinical partnership with the region’s most preferred hospital ensures students receive a guaranteed clinical seat, connections to first-hand career experiences, and up-close study alongside the best healthcare professionals. The college offers a traditional 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), an Accelerated BSN (ABSN) for second degree seekers, and an online RN to BSN completion program for nurses
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wishing to advance their education. An online Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (HCA) and Associate of Science in Medical Assisting (MA) are also offered with learning opportunities in partnership with The Christ Hospital. The Christ College was ranked 1st in the region for post-graduate salaries by The Cincinnati Business Courier (2017), 1st in the region/12th in the nation by Payscale (2018) for producing the highest paid graduates entering the workforce, and named 4th Best Online College in Ohio by BestColleges.com.
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