
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing is a nursing-focused institution in Falls Church, Virginia. Its identity is that of a specialized healthcare college, rather than a comprehensive university with a broad range of majors.
Prospective students comparing older descriptions of the college with current offerings should check the date of each program catalog. A program's name, credential, location, or approval status may change over time; an older description does not establish what an applicant can enter today.
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing organizes its education around nursing rather than separate colleges of arts, business, and engineering. Applicants should evaluate the specific nursing credential they intend to pursue, not assume that every program has the same admission rules or professional outcome.
Practical-nursing and registered-nursing pathways serve different roles and lead to different licensing examinations. Before applying, obtain the current catalog and identify the program's award, required courses, clinical component, expected length, and eligibility for the intended Virginia nursing license. A college's institutional accreditation and a particular nursing program's state approval answer different questions.
The college is located in Falls Church, Virginia, in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. For a nursing student, location matters not only for classroom travel but also for travel to any assigned clinical sites.
Falls Church has access to regional roads and public transportation, but a workable commute depends on the student's actual class schedule and clinical placements. Applicants who expect to travel from another state should ask whether clinical assignments require additional travel and whether their intended program can satisfy licensure requirements outside Virginia.
The college's educational focus is preparation for nursing practice. That focus is more useful to an applicant than a general promise about healthcare careers: the relevant questions are what a particular program teaches, which credential it awards, and the professional requirements its graduates may pursue.
A prospective student should read the current institutional mission alongside the program's stated learning outcomes. A mission describes the college's aims; it does not, by itself, establish graduation, licensing, or employment results.
Name of the institution
Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingLevel of institution
At least 2 but less than 4 yearsControl of institution
PrivateSetting type
Suburb: LargeInstitutional Category
Degree-granting, associate's and certificatesInstitution size category
Under 1,000School type
Two-year collegeMain student body
CoeducationalCalendar system
SemestersFoundation year
2004Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation confirms that the school meets quality standards and is required for students to receive federal financial aid.
Certificate of at least 1 year, but less than 2 years
Associate's degreeData last updated on November 5, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.