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Our Vision and Mission

What Drives Galen College of Nursing?

A vision and a mission. For us, it’s more than words on your screen. It’s our word—our vow to take a people-focused approach to nursing. It’s about finding that seamless blend of knowledge, clinical experience, and compassionate care.

We’ve been dedicated to nursing education since our founding in 1989 and haven’t strayed from that focus. Get to know us better. Then tell us about you and your nursing career goals. We’d love to help you find ways to reach them.

What We’re All About

By getting to know us a little better, you get a glimpse into what being a student at Galen could mean for you.

Vision

We change the life of one to care for the lives of many.

Mission

We expand access to innovative nursing education that prepares competent, confident, compassionate nurses who advance healthcare and strengthen communities.

Student Success

Support students from enrollment through graduation by fostering academic persistence, satisfaction, NCLEX® success, and practice readiness.

Mission-Aligned Talent

Attract, develop, and retain a high-performing, mission-driven workforce. We foster a purpose-filled culture where people feel valued, challenged, and inspired to do meaningful work, because when our people thrive, our mission thrives.

Organizational Optimization

Improve service efficiency in delivery and support to reduce manual efforts and create scalable processes that directly impacts the student and the employee experience.

Galen <—> HCA

Strategic alignment and integration between Galen College of Nursing and HCA Healthcare to strengthen the nursing workforce pipeline, enhance clinical learning, and support shared goals for quality, growth, and innovation.

Innovation

Build innovation as a core capability, where transformative ideas scale rapidly to improve student learning, nursing education and practice, operations, and the student experience.

Growth

Strategically expand Galen’s impact by delivering solutions that meet nursing workforce demand.

Inclusivity

I foster an environment that provides opportunity for every individual to reach their full potential.

Character

I act with integrity and compassion in all I do.

Accountability

I own my role and accept responsibility for my own actions.

Respect

I value every person as an individual with unique contributions worthy of consideration.

Excellence

I commit myself to the highest level of quality in everything I do.

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