Beginning fall 2026, Fanshawe will offer a four-year BScN degree entirely at the College, alongside its Practical Nursing diploma, Personal Support Worker certificate, and Doula Studies program.
The degree combines academic foundations with simulation, clinical placements, and community partnerships. It also integrates virtual and extended reality to prepare graduates for the realities of modern health care.
The new degree emphasizes community-based care and hands-on simulation, so graduates enter the workforce clinically ready, not just academically prepared.
More qualified applicants apply to Fanshawe's nursing programs each year than the College can accept. Expanding capacity means more graduates entering the workforce and more communities getting the care they need.
Ontario has fewer nurses per capita than any other province. Growing workloads are pushing more experienced nurses out of the profession. Training more nurses, faster, is one of the clearest ways to address that.
Help expand and equip the hands-on spaces where nursing students practise clinical skills before working with patients.
Support the renovation of student learning environments designed to reflect modern health-care settings.
Provide financial awards that help nursing students stay enrolled and focused on completing their programs.
