Kobe City College of Nursing

Name

Kobe City College of Nursing

Legal name

公立大学法人神戸市看護大学

Website

https://kobe-ccn.ac.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Nursing Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

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PRIMARYEDAHAGAC

Schools of Nursing

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

Keywords

• Nursing education
• Undergraduate nursing program
• Graduate nursing studies
• Community health nursing
• Continuing nursing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Kobe

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrollment Fees: As a public university (公立大学法人), the college collects enrollment fees (入学金) and tuition (授業料) from undergraduate and graduate students. Fee structures are published on the official website for both the Faculty of Nursing and Graduate College.
2. Recurrent/Continuing Nursing Education Programs: The college offers recurrent education programs (看護師リカレント教育) for practicing nurses seeking career advancement or re-entry to the profession, running from June to January annually with over 80 enrollees per year.
3. Professional Public Lectures (看護専門職公開講座): Annual professional public lectures for nursing professionals covering specialized topics such as nursing research, palliative care, and disaster nursing. The 2025 session charged 2,000 yen per participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kobe City College of Nursing is a public university corporation that delivers nursing education from undergraduate through doctoral levels, including a four-year Faculty of Nursing program and Graduate College with Master's and Doctoral courses. The college also provides recurrent continuing education for practicing nurses, professional public lectures, and community health services such as the Collabo Cafe childcare support facility and the Ichikan Community Health Room offering dementia and parenting consultations.

Product overview

Kobe City College of Nursing operates as an educational institution offering a unified nursing education portfolio centered on its Faculty of Nursing undergraduate program and Graduate College. The institution's educational ecosystem is supported by the 'Ichikan Nursing Development Center' (いちかん看護開発センター), which coordinates community health initiatives, recurrent education for working nurses, and international exchange programs. The college provides specialized community-facing services including 'Collabo Cafe' (コラボカフェ), a childcare support facility, and 'Ichikan Machi no Hoken-shitsu' (いちかん・まちの保健室), offering health consultations for memory care, parenting support, and general wellness. These programs work in concert with the core academic curricula to deliver practical nursing training, continuing education, and community health outreach as an integrated educational institution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• いちかん看護開発センター: Nursing practice research center focusing on continuing education, community health, disaster nursing, international exchange, and home care support
• コラボカフェ

Products and services

• Faculty of Nursing (看護学部) Undergraduate nursing education program that develops practical nursing skills, ethical attitudes, and holistic care capabilities to prepare students for national examinations as Registered Nurses, Public Health Nurses, and Midwives. Designed for high school graduates and transfer students.
• Graduate College (大学院) Advanced nursing education offering Master's (博士前期課程) and Doctoral (博士後期課程) programs with practice-oriented learning for high-level clinical, administrative, and research capabilities. Designed for nursing professionals seeking advanced qualifications.
• Nurse Recurrent Education (看護師リカレント教育) Continuing education programs for practicing nurses seeking career advancement, skill improvement, or re-entry into the nursing workforce after a career break. Offered annually from June to January.
• Collabo Cafe (コラボカフェ) Kobe City childcare support initiative providing a community space for parents and infants (from 2 months to 3 years old) to rest, play, and access health consultations and parenting support. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
• Ichikan Nursing Development Center (いちかん看護開発センター) Research and community engagement center coordinating continuing education development, recurrent education for nurses, community health consultations, disaster nursing, international exchange activities, and home care support initiatives.
• Ichikan Machi no Hoken-shitsu (いちかん・まちの保健室) Community health consultation rooms offering memory/dementia consultations, parenting support services (Sukoyaka Club), general health consultations, and mind-body nursing consultations for local residents in Kobe.
• Public Lectures for Nursing Professionals (看護専門職公開講座) Annual professional development lectures for nursing practitioners covering advanced clinical topics and research methodologies. The 2025 session focused on "Nursing Research: First Steps."

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% national examination pass rates for nursing, public health nursing, and midwifery in the 2025 academic year — the only institution in Hyogo Prefecture to achieve this
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kobe City Suma Ward (神戸市須磨区)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2013Kobe City College of Nursing entered into a cooperation agreement with Suma Ward (須磨区) on November 1, 2013, aiming to contribute to regional development and human resource cultivation. The partnership focuses on strengthening continuing nursing education, visiting nursing education, community care system development, and building community resident networks.
• Kobe City (神戸市)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college is established as a public university corporation (公立大学法人) under Kobe City, serving the broader municipal community. It participates in Kobe City's community health initiatives including the '西区ヘルスアップ作戦' (West Ward Health Up Campaign) across 7 districts and various community health promotion activities.
• Hyogo Prefectural Nursing Association (公益社団法人兵庫県看護協会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hyogo Prefectural Nursing Association co-sponsors the Memory Consultation Service (もの忘れ看護相談), one of the programs of the Community Health Room (いちかん・まちの保健室). This collaboration provides dementia education and consultation services to local residents.
• Hyogo Prefectural Visiting Nursing Station Association (兵庫県訪問看護ステーション連絡協議会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college co-hosted a professional training seminar with the association on ICT-based infection prevention for visiting nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 194 participants and over 90% satisfaction rate. The association noted the value of university collaboration for advancing ICT utilization in nursing practice.
• Kobe University (神戸大学) - Hyogo Kobe PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKobe City College of Nursing participates as a COC+ university in the 'ひょうご神戸プラットフォーム' (Hyogo Kobe Platform) coordinated by Kobe University, alongside Hyogo Prefectural University and Sonoda Women's University. The partnership aims to develop healthcare professionals capable of community-based integrated care through interprofessional education.
• Kobe University School of Medicine Health Sciences (理学療法・作業療法専攻)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college collaborates with Kobe University's Health Sciences Department to provide interprofessional education in community-based integrated care, with faculty-led collaborative classes and credit exchange programs for students from both institutions.
• Sonoda Women's University (園田学園女子大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of the COC+ program, the college collaborates with Sonoda Women's University in the 3-university consortium 'プラットフォーム' (Platform) for joint educational activities and information sharing on regional community health.
• Da Nang University (ダナン大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKobe City College of Nursing conducts international exchange programs with Da Nang University, including online seminars and collaborative programs. Students and faculty from both institutions participate in joint learning activities.
• Daegu Health College (大邱保健大学)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaegu Health College (大邱保健大学) from South Korea sends trainee students to Kobe City College of Nursing for exchange visits and training programs. The partnership facilitates cross-cultural learning in nursing education.
• Regional Comprehensive Support Centers (地域包括支援センター)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college works with local community comprehensive support centers for dementia consultation services (もの忘れ看護相談), where faculty, students, and center social workers engage in collaborative community health activities.
• Takuan Chuo Central Hospital (天山中央市民病院)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe college's choir group 'Coral Rain' (コーラルレイン) performs regular in-hospital concerts at Chuo Central Hospital, contributing to patient wellbeing and hospital atmosphere.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Kobe University (神戸大学): A national university co-located in Kobe that participates in the Hyogo-Kobe Platform with KCCN and operates health sciences programs. Not a peer in nursing education delivery but a direct academic ecosystem partner for interprofessional education, faculty exchange, and joint research.
• Hyogo Prefectural Nursing Association (兵庫県看護協会): The prefectural professional association for nurses that co-sponsors KCCN's Memory Consultation service and other community programs. Not a competitor but a critical ecosystem partner for the college's recurrent education and community health outreach, comparable in mission around nursing workforce development.

Broad incumbents

• Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (京都府立医科大学): A prefectural medical university that operates a School of Nursing alongside medicine and other health sciences. Comparable to KCCN as a Kansai-based public nursing educator with municipal/prefectural backing, but with the broader medical-school scope that KCCN lacks.
• Osaka Metropolitan University (大阪公立大学): A large public comprehensive university formed by the merger of Osaka City University and Osaka Prefecture University in 2022, offering a nursing program among many others. Comparable to KCCN as a municipal/public nursing educator in the Kansai region, but with significantly broader academic scale and resources.
• Nagoya City University (名古屋市立大学): A municipal university in Nagoya with a Faculty of Nursing, structurally analogous to KCCN as a city-established public university with nursing programs. Comparable on ownership structure and mission but a larger comprehensive university with broader health-science offerings.
• International University of Health and Welfare (国際医療福祉大学): A private university group with multiple campuses offering nursing, medicine, and other health sciences programs. Comparable to KCCN in producing licensed nurses but operating at significantly larger scale and with private-sector rather than municipal ownership.

Direct peers

• Sapporo City University (札幌市立大学): A municipal university in Hokkaido operating nursing and design faculties, closely analogous to KCCN as a small city-established public university with a nursing program and strong community engagement focus. One of the closest structural peers to Kobe City College of Nursing in Japan.
• Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing (日本赤十字看護大学): A standalone nursing college in Tokyo operated by the Japanese Red Cross Society. Directly comparable to KCCN as a dedicated, single-discipline nursing higher-education institution offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, with a similarly small student body and focus on producing licensed nurses.
• St. Luke's International University (聖路加国際大学): A private nursing and public health university in Tokyo with bachelor's through doctoral programs. Comparable to KCCN as a specialist nursing institution with strong community health and international engagement, although private rather than public-sector and with greater clinical hospital integration.
• University of Hyogo (兵庫県立大学): A prefectural university headquartered in Hyogo Prefecture that operates a College of Nursing / Nursing Science program, making it the most direct geographic and academic peer of KCCN. Both institutions are public, nursing-focused higher education providers serving the same Hyogo labor market and competing for the same regional applicant pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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