Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Goldfarb School of Nursing

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private college in Saint Louis, Missouri. The college is part of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and features an open admission/open enrollment policy. The college was initially founded in 1902 as the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and the first nursing school in the United States to be accredited by the National League of Nursing. Founded in 1955, the Barnes Hospital School of Nursing would eventually merge with the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing. The college is now a nationally-recognized educational facility with advanced simulation labs and classrooms. The school also partners with the BJC HealthCare System to support the community and provide students with clinical experiences. 

The undergraduate nursing programs include an ADN program and several BSN programs. The college offers a traditional BSN, accelerated BSN, and RN to BSN. The RN to BSN program is offered entirely online and designed to be completed in 12 months, while the accelerated and traditional BSN programs include traditional classroom learning. The graduate-level programs include an MSN, DNP, and PhD program. The MSN program includes six areas of concentration, including Nurse Anesthesia and Nurse Educator. The Associate degree program is accredited by the ACEN, while the other programs are accredited by the CCNE.