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Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing

Brockton, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing is a private nonprofit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 146 students in fall 2024.

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Registered Nursing. It awarded 37 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Mission

Mission: The mission of Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital School of Nursing (SH/BHSON) reflects the mission of its parent organization, Signature Healthcare. Since the first graduating class in 1897, SH/BHSON has distinguished itself as a leader in post-secondary education in Metro South Massachusetts. The nursing school offers its students a quality education made possible by a faculty dedicated to teaching excellence and a professional staff committed to offering a high level of support for students. SH/BHSON prepares entry level professional nurses to provide high quality, safe, and holistic care and to function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams.

Mission statement as reported by Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing

Key figures

146
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
37
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 2 to 4 years
37

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
146
Undergraduates, fall 2024
146
Full-time, fall 2024
63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
156
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
88%
Men
12%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Dean
Jean Gouveia
Services and opportunities
Accepts AP credit

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