Sentara College of Health Sciences originated with a Registered Nursing Program over 100 years ago; it was Norfolk’s first nursing program. Created in 1892 by the 24-bed “Retreat for the Sick,” the two-year program was originally taught by physicians. Changes in our community brought about the need for additional health technology Programs and Courses. Sentara College of Health Sciences is the higher education, private, not-for-profit educational division of Sentara Healthcare that prepares healthcare professionals to meet changing demands and critical human resource needs of Sentara Healthcare and the greater communities it serves.
