Capella University Partners with the National Center for Healthcare Leadership

Capella is the first online university to fully align with the NCHL’s Health Leadership Competency Model

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capella University, an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high-quality online degree programs for working adults, partnered with the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) to be the first online university to fully align with the NCHL’s Health Leadership Competency Model. The learning and career outcomes of Capella’s students and alumni can be found at www.capellaresults.org.

“Use of the NCHL competency model combines research supported competencies with practice integration in the Capella curriculum”

“As an innovator, Capella University is well along on the journey of incorporating competency-based learning and assessment into their graduate health management and doctoral programs,” said Joyce Anne Wainio, vice president at NCHL. “The NCHL Health Leadership Competency Model serves as the basis for their work. Capella’s goal is to elevate learner development to meet the challenges of the evolving healthcare field.”

By integrating the NCHL’s Health Leadership Competency Model, Capella’s Master of Health Administration and Doctor of Health Administration programs meet the health care profession’s standards for management and leadership education by focusing on the real-world leadership abilities that tomorrow’s health care executives need—and that employers demand.

“Use of the NCHL competency model combines research supported competencies with practice integration in the Capella curriculum,” said Lonnie Wederski, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, director of Capella’s Nursing and Healthcare Administration programs. “Learners are assured they are gaining the necessary skill and knowledge required to excel in today's complex healthcare environment.”

Enrollment now open
Capella is now accepting enrollment applications for its NCHL Health Leadership Competency Model aligned Master Health Administration and Doctor of Health Administration specializations. For more information, please call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552) or email [e-mail].

About Capella University
Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing quality online degree programs for working adults. About 75 percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 145 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 23 certificate programs. Nearly 35,000 learners were enrolled as of Sept. 30, 2012, from all 50 states and 59 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).

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