Achieving New Heights in Healthcare Education

By: Matt Rentmeester, Vice President of Admissions and Marketing

Bellin College in Green Bay has educated healthcare professionals for over 110 years. Starting as a nursing school in 1909, Bellin College now offers 16 different programs across the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels.

“I knew I wanted to work in the operating room since I was 12 years old,” Zoe Koepp, current Bellin College Surgical Assisting student said. “I was very intrigued by Bellin College since it’s strictly a healthcare college.”

Not only does Bellin College prepare its students for successful careers, but by expanding its program offerings, it also works to focus on the needs of today’s healthcare challenges.

“The college is a state-of-the-art facility,” Chad Dall, Director of Outreach and Engagement says. “We have multiple classrooms for different styles of learning, and our lower level has a lot of simulation equipment that you’d find in a real hospital setting.”

Bellin College emphasizes hands-on learning, leadership, and service learning. It continues to adapt its educational models, so students are well-prepared to enter the healthcare field upon graduation. “There are so many opportunities to learn,” Zoe Cambray, current Bellin College nursing student says. “You’re using things you’re going to see in the hospital, so I definitely felt prepared going into my clinicals.”

Bellin College has also advanced its technology offerings to keep up with the healthcare models of today. Most recently, with the addition of the state-of-the-art VERT Simulator for its radiation therapy program and the SynDaver, a synthetic cadaver that mimics human skin and tissue, students can engage in best practices and feel confident in their skills and abilities.

“It’s great to see the advancements and new technologies Bellin College has added,” Amanda Super, Nursing Assistant Program Coordinator says. “It’s really grown even since I was a student here, so to be able to teach with the new equipment and to show our students is incredible.”

Bellin College recently changed all undergraduate programs to a three-year curriculum, while still having students obtain a bachelor’s degree. In doing so, it hopes to alleviate some of the challenges and shortages the healthcare industry faces, while providing many opportunities for its students, so in return they can provide the best care possible for patients in Greater Green Bay and beyond.