Carolinas College-Health Science

In the late 1980s, Carolinas HealthCare System administration recognized the need for a school and founded the CMHA School of Nursing. A feasibility study was conducted in 1989 to validate the need for nurses at the local and statewide level. Degree granting authority was obtained through the Hospital Authority Act [NC General Stat 113E-23 (a)31) and was delegated to the school by the Board of Commissioners. The application to establish a nursing program was submitted to the North Carolina Board of Nursing in 1990. Initial approval status was granted in May 1990 with the 1st students admitted in the fall of that year.