Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School Of Nursing

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, BJC-GSON, is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, which was founded in 1902, and the Barnes Hospital School of Nursing, founded in 1955, merged in 2005 to form the Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health. The name was changed to Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College in 2007. The first classes began in January 2008. BJC-GSON offers Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs, Master of Science in Nursing programs and the dual degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. GSON is housed in Goldfarb Hall, a 100,000 square foot building with modern facilities.

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing has roughly 100 scholarship funds. Eligible students can apply for Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), Stafford Loans, and Graduate PLUS Loans to meet their educational expenses. Students participate in professional, social, community, and campus activities. The Library at GSON houses numerous periodicals, books, software and audiovisual titles.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 673 in 2009-2010 (818 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 27% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the American Mideast Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Barnes Jewish College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (265 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)