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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
At Elmira, you’ll have opportunities that shape your future, raise your sights and equip you with targeted tools and skills to succeed in the professional world. Join a community that’s close-knit, fun-loving, and just the right amount of quirky.
Elmira College makes a private education more affordable than you realize, with a number of ways to get the financial assistance you may need. Our financial aid office can guide you through options, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs.
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Elmira College provides you with a foundation for future success.
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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
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With over 35 majors and minor areas of concentration, Elmira College lays the foundation for a diverse, cross discipline education, encouraging you to both specialize and explore.
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Whichever field you choose in the Health Sciences, Elmira gives you the ability to choose a learning track that fits your career goals while teaching you how to become a leader in your profession.
When it comes to the Health Sciences field, you’ve got options at Elmira. We offer several majors and programs to take you directly into the field of your choice in just three or four years, such as a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences or Nursing. Whether you want to take a traditional academic path or an accelerated one, we empower you with the education, skills, and real-world experiences to prepare you for a promising future.
“Elmira gives you a lot of opportunities to really explore your major and do a lot of things in the hospital.”
–Ana Marotti '23
Some of our most popular Pre-Health majors include Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemistry. Under these majors, there are many different specialized career paths you can take. Explore these majors and others and discover which one suits your interests and goals.
Our partnership with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) creates many unique learning opportunities for our students. You can choose different academic tracks that are available for different majors and even fast-track your degree and graduate earlier.
In addition to our partnership with LECOM, which allows you to combine your Health Sciences degrees and/or apply for early admission, we collaborate with other academic institutions for specific programs so you can get a head start on your career.
We have additional partnerships with other academic institutions. Learn more about them and the majors that apply, which include Chiropractic, Podiatry, Speech Pathology, and more.
If you’re in medical school, pharmacy school, or a master’s program in Medical Sciences, our post-baccalaureate pre-medical program is customized to meet your needs. Our program features the core sciences required of medical programs and includes courses in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, and Physics.
A Nursing degree requires rigorous academic coursework to enhance critical-thinking and clinical-reasoning skills. But what you learn in the classroom is just the beginning of your education. You’ll spend 180 hours working directly with registered nurses in a clinical area so you can gain the experience and confidence necessary to transition to your role as a registered nurse. You also have the chance to participate in hospital internships.
If you still have a few questions and would like an Admissions Counselor to reach out, click here to request more information.
