Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Name

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Legal name

OSF Healthcare System

Website

https://sfmccon.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.) (EDAHALAF), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

Keywords

• Nursing education
• Undergraduate nursing programs
• Graduate nursing programs
• Clinical nursing training
• BSN DNP programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Peoria Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Nursing Education Programs: The college generates revenue through tuition and fees from its nursing education programs including BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN to BSN, MSN, BSN to DNP, Post-Graduate Certificates, and Post-Master's DNP programs. Revenue is primarily tuition-based with recurring annualbilling cycles for enrolled students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing delivers accredited nursing education through undergraduate programs (Accelerated BSN, traditional BSN, Early High School Admissions pathway, RN to BSN) and graduate programs (MSN, BSN to DNP, Post-Graduate Certificates, Post-Master's DNP). Instruction is delivered on its Peoria campus with clinical rotations at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, supplemented by flexible online program options.

Product overview

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing offers a portfolio of undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs. The undergraduate portfolio includes an Accelerated BSN, a traditional BSN, an Early High School Admissions pathway, and an RN to BSN completion program. Graduate offerings include a BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) pathway, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Post-Graduate Certificates, and a Post-Master's DNP. Supporting educational services include state-of-the-art simulation and skills labs and flexible online education programs. The college leverages its affiliation with OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, a 600-bed medical center, to provide clinical experiences. The institution is recognized as a Top 20 Nursing School in Illinois with a 94% NCLEX pass rate for 2023.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% NCLEX-RN pass rate in 2023, exceeding Illinois state average (85%) and national average (89%)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is operated by OSF HealthCare and located on the campus of OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center. Students receive priority clinical training access at this 600-bed medical facility, which is the fifth largest in Illinois. This co-location provides integrated educational and clinical experiences essential to nursing program delivery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing: Large public research nursing school in Illinois offering the full BSN-to-PhD ladder. Comparable on program scope and Illinois market overlap, but operates at much larger scale and is a public institution.
• OSF HealthCare: Parent company and operator of the 600-bed Saint Francis Medical Center. Comparable as the surrounding healthcare delivery system whose clinical capacity and mission directly shape the college's training model and strategic direction.

Regional players

• Northern Illinois University School of Nursing: Public Illinois university nursing school with BSN, MSN, and DNP programs, drawing regional applicants from northern and central Illinois. Comparable on credential portfolio, but competes as a public institution with different pricing.
• Millikin University School of Nursing: Central Illinois private university offering BSN and MSN programs. Comparable as a small, regionally focused nursing program competing for similar applicants in central Illinois.

Direct peers

• Rosalind Franklin University College of Nursing: Illinois health-sciences university offering BSN, MSN, and DNP programs with interprofessional clinical training. Comparable given similar healthcare-system affiliation and regional recruitment.
• Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing: Nursing college in Missouri co-located with a major academic medical center (BJC HealthCare/Barnes-Jewish Hospital). Comparable on academic-medical-center model, BSN-DNP portfolio, and hospital-system affiliation.
• Methodist College: Illinois nursing and health sciences college affiliated with a healthcare system, offering BSN and MSN programs. Comparable on the healthcare-system-affiliated college model and mission-driven culture.
• Chamberlain University: Nationwide nursing-focused university (BSN, MSN, DNP) with a strong online and campus footprint. Comparable on program portfolio, but operates at scale as a for-profit with significant tuition transparency and online reach.
• Rush University College of Nursing: Illinois-based nursing college co-located with a major academic medical center (Rush University Medical Center), offering BSN, MSN, and DNP programs. Highly comparable given shared academic-medical-center model and similar Illinois-focused recruitment.
• Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing: Midwest Jesuit institution with a full BSN-through-DNP portfolio and clinical hospital partnerships. Comparable due to similar program breadth, Catholic-affiliated mission culture, and Illinois regional recruitment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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