Alliant International plans Phoenix nursing school
San Diego-based Alliant International University is opening a campus in central Phoenix that will offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing, leaders with the school announced Monday.
The Alliant School of Nursing and Health Sciences will open in the midtown Park Central property, where Nebraska-based Creighton University’s Phoenix health sciences campus is, officials said.
The old Park Central Mall property is on the northwest corner of North Central Avenue and West Catalina Drive, across from the Bank of America building.
Alliant officials said a ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for March 30. The first classes will begin Sept. 5, officials said. The bachelor’s and master’s classes will begin with 24 students each and the first class is expected to graduate in August 2025.
Prospective students looking for more info or to apply should visit www.alliant.edu.
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Arizona Nurses Association president Heidi Sanborn released written statements of support.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Alliant International University’s new School of Nursing and Health Sciences to Phoenix,” Gallego’s statement said. “Alliant is a perfect fit for the iconic Park Central property, a growing hub for healthcare education, life sciences, and research. This is a great opportunity to expand quality postsecondary education in our community while helping meet the healthcare needs of families in Phoenix and across Arizona.”
Arizona is facing the “twin challenges” of an aging population that requires greater health care at the same time that a large portion of the nursing workforce is approaching retirement, Sanborn’s statement said.
“Alliant International University is a welcome addition to Arizona to help meet our state’s healthcare needs today and tomorrow.”
Alliant officials say nursing students will learn in small class sizes; use the latest technological tools, including simulation bays and clinical beds; and will gain hands-on clinical experience through partnerships with Banner Health, the Arizona Department of
Health Services and “other leading area hospitals and health care institutions.”
At least nine other schools with campuses in Arizona offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing, Arizona State Board of Nursing records show − Arizona College, Arizona State University, Aspen University, Brookline College, Chamberlain University, Creighton University, Grand Canyon University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona.
Aspen University’s program is not taking new students, however, and is facing a program shut down by the Arizona State Board of Nursing.