Care That Changes Lives
Healthcare needs compassionate people more than ever. At NLU you can start fast with a certificate, earn your nursing or health degree, or specialize, on a path built around your life.
"I feel good at the end of the day that I helped various people that came into the clinic. That is exactly what I wanted."
Damaris Townes, Medical Assistant, Accelerate U
Tell us where you want to make a difference. Take the first step by completing the form below.
Why study with us
Are you the person who wants to help others? Healthcare, nursing, and community health organizations need prepared professionals now more than ever. NLU gives you real on-ramps at every speed: a job-ready certificate, multiple paths to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and degrees in health leadership and maternal-child health, with the support and flexibility working adults need. NLU's new School of Nursing was launched with a $750,000 federal investment secured by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
Careers in this field
Swipe through where a healthcare degree leads. See what the work feels like, then find the degree that gets you there.
Choose your level to see what it opens up and the programs that get you there. Each links to full details.
Get into the field fast. Start working in the field and build toward a degree.
Build your foundation for people-centered careers and graduate study.
Specialize and qualify for licensure and advanced, higher-impact roles.
Outcomes
Healthcare graduates across every level, from a fast certificate to leadership, and where their NLU degree took them.
B.S. Health Care Leadership and M.S. Management
“NLU worked with me on flexibility and financial support, and that made all the difference.”
A working mother who became a leader improving healthcare access in Chicago, and a NACHC Hall of Fame inductee.
B.S. Healthcare Leadership to MBA
“I encourage anyone who wants to return to school to take that first step by taking one class.”
Rose from hospital administration to her first CEO role.
Start fast with a certificate and build toward a degree, or go straight for your BSN, with credits that can stack toward a bachelor's.
More than one entry pathway to the BSN, designed for where you are starting from.
Online and on-site options, advisors and success coaches, and flexible scheduling.
Hands-on training and real clinical settings connect your education to in-demand roles.
Florida
NLU's Medical Assistant Certificate is offered at our Tampa campus through Accelerate U. Choose Florida on the form above and an advisor will map your Florida options and start dates.
See your Florida optionsAvailable in Florida
Tell us about you, your goals, and the level of study you are interested in. It takes about a minute.
An NLU enrollment advisor reaches out to answer your questions and map a personalized plan for your education.
Submit your application with help from your advisor, choose an upcoming start date, and begin moving toward the career you want.
Classes for the next term begin in
Next start date: September 21, 2026
The practical details
NLU offers multiple start dates through the year, so you do not have to wait to begin. An advisor will help you pick the next start that fits your plans.
Tuition is built to be affordable, with financial aid, scholarships, and generous transfer credit that can lower both your cost and your time to finish.
Choose online, on-campus, or evening formats, learn in small classes, and work with an advisor and success coach from your first call through graduation.
No commitment required. An NLU advisor will reach out within one business day to answer your questions and guide your next move.
Take the First Step