The world of nursing is fast-paced, hands-on, and personal—and so is the Sacred Heart University CCNE-Accredited College of Nursing.

Pursue your degree on-campus or online, learn from practicing professionals in evidence-based programs, and hone your skills in our cutting-edge nursing simulation and critical skills labs. You’ll graduate with the confidence and the competence to make a real difference in patients’ lives.

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The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master’s degree program in nursing, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Sacred Heart University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education Board of Governors Accreditation

All programs of study leading to undergraduate or graduate degrees (including online programs) are fully accredited and approved by the State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education Board of Governors.

Upcoming Events

Human Trafficking: The New Educational Imperative

April 18, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.
Chapel of the Holy Spirit – Narthex

Anna Cerra, DNP, RN, MSN, MSHA, FAAN
Senior VP/Chief Nursing Officer
Greenwich Hospital-Yale New Haven Health


Free to attend

Sixth Annual Dialogue on Compassion: Compassion as a Spiritual Practice

Wednesday, April 24, at 1 p.m. 
West Campus Guest House 

Free to attend

I believe that the College of Nursing at Sacred Heart University is one of the best ones out there. What really caught my eye about this school was that clinical started in your sophomore year, rather than your junior year, which is what most universities do. The way classes and clinicals are structured prepares us really well. We have an amazing simulation lab that allows us to work on manikins that are able to act like real people. For example, they have real vital signs to assess, they are able to talk, blink, breathe and even give birth!

Faculty Spotlight

Sacred Heart University proudly recognizes our faculty for their scholarly achievement through their outstanding publishing efforts and industry experience.

Rebecca Witten Jones, Ph.D., ANP-C, CNL, PMHNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing
Dr. Jones received the 2023 Rising Star Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Student Award from the University of Alabama, where she earned a post-master's certificate after 20 years as an adult nurse practitioner. A keynote speaker for the North Carolina Nurses Association, she integrates mental health and occupational health scholarship and presents on traumatic stress among nurses and preventing burnout through spiritual self-care.

Marguerite A. Lawrence, DNP, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, MA

Clinical Associate Professor
Marguerite Lawrence received a 2023 Excellence in Health Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. A family nurse practitioner since 2009, Dr. Lawrence spent 20 years in the US Army, including deployments to Iraq and working as chief of Walter Reed Medical Center’s Wounded Warrior Clinic. She joined SHU’s nursing faculty in 2023.

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Located at 4000 Park Avenue in Bridgeport, our new Center for Healthcare Education is designed to offer students with aspirations in any health-care profession the best possible learning environment to ensure that they are prepared to succeed in the booming health-care industry.