Bachelors in Healthcare Administration Alvernia University Philadelphia Center

According to Federal statistics, Healthcare Administration is the fastest-growing industry in the country - the need for professionals to manage growing and complex medical groups and related organizations creates high demand in the field for professionally trained healthcare administrators. Alvernia’s brand-new Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration prepares students to pursue job opportunities in a wide variety of career options in this growing and popular field, including hospital and nursing home administrators, personal care home and assisted living managers, practice managers, and health insurance employees.

Career opportunities with this degree include much more than just hospital care; other types of healthcare facilities and organizations often employ administrators, which could include such positions as a manager or health insurance claims manager. Graduates will be prepared to handle the business pieces of the health industry, including such areas as human resources, accounting, marketing and sales, planning, information systems, and facility management, and may also seek employment in the corporate world or in federal agencies in managing the requirements under the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

Students can choose to take classes where and when it is most convenient. This program is offered on campus at our Reading, Philadelphia, and Pottsville locations.

You can become even more marketable upon graduation by choosing a dual major. Complementary programs include accounting, marketing, and human resource management. Develop your potential to succeed in the fascinating and fast-paced world of business. Plan now to enroll in Alvernia University’s business program!

The origin of Alvernia University started in 1926 when the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis established an orphanage in the building now known as Francis Hall. Eventually, the orphanage became an elementary school. In 1958, the institution, which began as a college for the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, became a four-year liberal arts school. It then received its charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1960.

Alvernia soon opened its doors to female students from the laity, while the first male students were enrolled in 1971. Since that time, the University has grown in both educational opportunities and enrolment.

Alvernia’s student population has grown from 23 freshmen and 8 sophomores in 1958 to a current enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, men and women. Alvernia grants degrees as Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

In 1999, graduate programs were added and had grown to include seven Master’s degrees (MA, MBA, MED, MSOT, MA-Community Counseling, MALS, MSN) and a recently added PhD program in leadership.

On September 25, 2008, officials announced that it had attained university status and would be hereafter known as Alvernia University.