Instituto College
Instituto College’s Nursing Program Mission
The mission of Instituto College is to provide an enriched learning environment where students have the opportunity to earn practical credentials and degrees based on industry standards that enable them to develop their skills, become lifelong learners, and contribute to the overall vitality of their communities. The College prioritizes the recruitment and retention of non-traditional, first-generation college students representing historically underrepresented immigrant groups. In particular, Instituto College values the training of bilingual and bi-culturally sensitive nursing professionals.
Instituto College is directed by the mission to provide educational opportunities to students in concert with their needs and goals, preparing individuals for the role of Certified Nursing Assistant and Registered Nurse, and providing pathways for upward career mobility. The Certified Nursing Assistant provides care as required by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Rules of Administrative Code Title 77. The Registered Nurse provides care within the provisions of the Title 68 Illinois Nursing Act and the Rules for the Administration of the Illinois Nursing Act.
The Basic Nursing Assistant Training course is designed to provide students with the skills and ability to work as Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). Students are presented with the concepts of the discipline of nursing and the basic approaches to patient care. The concepts of caring for the whole person, nursing practice, multi-cultural society, and communication are addressed as students assist the licensed nurse and other members of the healthcare team to meet the basic patient care needs. The Associate Degree in Nursing education integrates nursing knowledge, communication, the biological and social sciences, and the humanities to give the registered nurse the necessary knowledge and skills to function as a members of a healthcare team, developing the ability to meet needs and promote health. Nursing, through the process, assists the person to maintain or restore optimum health or to achieve a peaceful, dignified death. Predicated on the belief that each person is a holistic being with inherent dignity and needs, the education process promotes interacting and communicating with members of a multicultural society, and providing care throughout the life span to meet needs as a physiologic, emotional, psychological, intellectual, social, and spiritual being.
Applications for the Spring 2026 ADN program are now open!
For more information, please contact The Office of Admissions at 773 696-3633 or [email protected].
Vocational Oversight
Instituto College is an independent institution authorized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to operate and grant post-secondary degrees in the State of Illinois. Since 2015, Instituto College was authorized to operate in Illinois and subsequent degree authorization for the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing was granted in 2016. In 2018, the Illinois State Board of Nursing approved the RN Program Curriculum, recommending that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) add Instituto College to the Illinois Approved Nursing Education Program List. In 2022, Instituto College was granted accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET). The College provides oversight for Instituto's Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program (BNATP), which has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) since 2016.
Effective January 30, 2023, this nursing program is a candidate for initial accreditation by
the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires
on January 30, 2025.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs?status=Candidate
Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the
effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was
approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of
Commissioners granting initial accreditation
