Unitek Learning

What Unitek Learning does

Unitek Learning is a private, PE-backed healthcare education and workforce development company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, founded in 1994 and owned by The Vistria Group. It operates a family of five wholly-owned colleges — Unitek College, Brookline College, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, and Unitek EMT — across 18 campuses and training centers in six western US states (California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico), supported by 700+ faculty members and a network of 3,000+ clinical partnerships. The company enrolls roughly 7,000 students annually and produces the fourth-largest number of new nurses in the United States, with nationally recognized NCLEX and ROI rankings.

The company's core offerings span two motions: direct-to-consumer enrollment into campus-based and blended online nursing and allied health programs (BSN, ADN, PN, VN, CNA, EMT, Medical Assisting, and related disciplines), and B2B workforce solutions for healthcare systems, including School-in-a-Box (hospital-embedded programs), Integrated Workforce Solutions (campus-based cohort programs co-funded by employers), and Unitek Training (flexible certificate delivery). Underlying technology includes a hybrid cloud-based learning management system combining asynchronous online coursework with on-ground clinical training, advanced simulation and VR-based skills development, customizable curriculum for hospital partners, and a data-driven Student Services platform that triggers early interventions based on LMS usage and attendance analytics.

Unitek generates revenue primarily through tuition and educational program fees from individual students (subsidized by federal financial aid where eligible) supplemented by B2B professional services revenue from healthcare system partners funding customized workforce education programs. Sub-brands (School-in-a-Box, Integrated Workforce Solution, Unitek Training, Clinical to Hire, Hire-a-Grad) extend monetization across recruitment and placement. The go-to-market combines enterprise sales to hospital CNOs/HR leaders with consumer enrollment across 18 western US campuses and online channels, supported by industry events, content marketing, and partner referrals.

Name

Unitek Learning

Legal name

Unitek Learning Education Group Corp

Website

https://uniteklearning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Unitek Learning is a PE-backed private healthcare education company operating five colleges across 18 campuses in six western US states, producing the fourth-largest number of new nurses in the US through campus-based and hospital-embedded nursing and allied health programs serving both individual students and healthcare system partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing and Healthcare Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.) (EDAHALAF), Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.) (EDAHAGAH)

Keywords

• Nursing education
• Healthcare workforce solutions
• Allied health training
• EMT certification programs
• Hospital-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Educational Program Fees: Revenue generated from tuition and fees for nursing and healthcare education programs delivered through campus-based and hospital-embedded formats
2. Workforce Development Services: B2B revenue from healthcare system partnerships, including School-in-a-Box, Integrated Workforce Solutions, and Unitek Training programs where hospitals pay for customized workforce education
3. Employer Hiring Services: Career services connecting graduated students with healthcare employers through pre-screened resume matching and interview scheduling assistance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Unitek Learning operates a family of five healthcare colleges (Unitek College, Brookline College, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, and Unitek EMT) delivering nursing, allied health, and emergency medical technician programs across 18+ campuses in six western US states. The company also sells B2B workforce solutions — School-in-a-Box (embedded hospital education), Integrated Workforce Solutions (cohort-based campus education), and Unitek Training (flexible certificate programs) — directly to healthcare systems to address nursing and allied health shortages.

Product overview

Unitek Learning is a healthcare education company operating a platform of five distinct colleges (Unitek College, Brookline College, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, and Unitek EMT) offering nursing and allied health programs across California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and New Mexico. The company provides workforce solutions including School-in-a-Box (on-site hospital-based nursing education), Integrated Workforce Solutions (campus-based cohort programs), and Unitek Training (flexible certificate programs). Supporting these are educational technology platforms for learning design and student services. The company has 18 campuses, 3,000+ clinical partnerships, and produces the fourth-largest number of new nurses annually in the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• School In A Box: Workforce solution bringing education directly to healthcare organizations, with online coursework and hands-on clinical training at hospital facilities
• Integrated Workforce Solution
• Unitek Training
• Clinical to Hire

Products and services

• Unitek College

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% of nurses plan to retire within 5 years - driving urgency for workforce solutions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Great Plains HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Partnership to establish an Associate Degree in Nursing program embedded within Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. Targets working adults and healthcare employees seeking nursing careers in rural communities. Addresses Nebraska's projected shortage of over 6,600 nursing positions with 73 of 93 counties having fewer RNs per capita than national average. Currently working through regulatory and accreditation processes.
• Carson Tahoe HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026Launch of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Practical Nursing, and Medical Assisting programs for Carson Tahoe Health employees in Northern Nevada. Delivered through Unitek College's blended learning model combining online coursework with hands-on clinical training. Developed in response to employee feedback requesting flexible education options while continuing employment. Addresses rural hospital workforce challenges where nursing vacancy rates nearly double urban settings.
• Sierra View Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-in-a-box (SIB) partnership model executed through shared investment, shared governance, and shared outcomes approach. First graduating class celebrated the Sierra View Nursing Education Pathway powered by Unitek College. Located in Portersville, California serving rural healthcare community.
• Kaweah HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership designed to fix area's long-term nursing shortage in Tulare County. First nursing class graduated with 13 students earning four-year nursing degrees through collaboration with Unitek College. Partnership established in 2020 with hospital having over 1,300 RNs.
• Presbyterian HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Brookline College and Unitek Learning to celebrate new nursing graduates. Expands healthcare education opportunities for hospital employees seeking nursing careers.
• Futuro HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partnership addressing healthcare talent crisis. Futuro Health builds fully funded education pathways transforming lives and staffing healthcare systems. Joint efforts explore innovative approaches to unlock capacity and drive sustainable growth.
• Trusted HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with leading healthcare labor marketplace to expand workforce education through innovative healthcare workforce solutions. Trusted Health matches nurses with flexible jobs meeting their preferences and career goals.
• Banner HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare system partner featured in partner logos section. One of several prominent healthcare organizations in Unitek's network of 3,000+ clinical partnerships.
• Masons of CaliforniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting healthcare workforce development initiatives.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National University: National University is a San Diego-based nonprofit university with extensive nursing, healthcare, and workforce-aligned programs. It is a relevant peer on program offering and California geographic overlap, though its nonprofit status differentiates it from Unitek.
• ECPI University: ECPI is a for-profit university with a strong health sciences and nursing portfolio across multiple states. It shares Unitek's emphasis on accelerated healthcare programs, employer partnerships, and career-oriented outcomes for working adults.
• American Career College: American Career College operates multiple for-profit healthcare-focused campuses in California with nursing, medical assisting, and allied health programs. It directly competes for the same student segment and employer partnerships as Unitek College in California.
• Galen College of Nursing: Galen is one of the largest nursing-focused private colleges in the US, with multiple campuses and hospital partnerships. It directly competes with Unitek's nursing programs and shares a similar workforce-development orientation, making it the closest comparable peer.
• West Coast University: West Coast University is a for-profit health sciences university with campuses across California — directly overlapping Unitek College's California footprint. It offers BSN and allied health programs with similar pricing and workforce-solutions positioning.
• South University: South University operates for-profit nursing and health sciences programs across the southern US. It is a directly comparable peer in program mix, target student, and private-sector healthcare education positioning.
• Chamberlain University: Chamberlain is a large for-profit nursing and healthcare education provider (Adtalem subsidiary) operating across many US states. It competes with Unitek for BSN students and shares a similar employer-partnership and online-plus-clinicals delivery model.

Emerging players

• Aspen University: Aspen University is a smaller online-focused nursing and health sciences university with hospital partnership programs. It is comparable to Unitek's online and workforce-solutions approach but at a smaller scale and with a narrower geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Western Governors University: WGU is a large nonprofit online university with a competency-based nursing program that competes on price and accessibility. As a much larger incumbent, it caps Unitek's pricing power for online BSN pathways in the same student market.
• Adtalem Global Education: Adtalem owns Chamberlain University and Ross University, making it a broad incumbent in healthcare and nursing education at national scale. As a publicly traded education platform, it competes with Unitek across the nursing and allied health student segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uniteklearning

Compliance20 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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