Step into a world of opportunity with Trinity’s School of Nursing and Health Professions! Whether you’re passionate about nursing, occupational therapy, counseling, public health, or social work, our career-focused programs are designed to launch and accelerate your career in today’s most in-demand fields. From certificates to master’s degrees, we offer you the tools, knowledge, and experiences to thrive and lead in your future career.
At Trinity, you’re not just earning a degree—you’re becoming a healthcare leader, ready to change lives in your community and beyond. Our graduates are equipped to make a real impact every day, from the bedside to global health initiatives.
Why Trinity? Here’s What Sets Us Apart:
Exceptional Faculty Who Know You by Name
Our faculty aren’t just experts—they’re your mentors. With years of clinical experience and a deep commitment to your success, they provide you with personalized guidance every step of the way. Unlike larger universities, Trinity’s small class sizes guarantee that you get the one-on-one personalized attention you deserve. Your success is our mission.
Cutting-Edge, Hands-On Learning
At Trinity, we believe that experience is everything. You’ll train with state-of-the-art simulation technology in world-class training facilities and gain real-world skills through premier partnerships with top healthcare organizations, including Children’s National Health Network, Johns Hopkins Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital, MedStar Washington Health System, DC Public & Charter Schools, Catholic Charities, DC Special Olympics, PACE Center, CASA de Maryland, Community of Hope, and dozens more. These partnerships mean you’ll have access to premium internships and clinical fieldwork that will set your resume apart. At Trinity, you don’t just learn—you do.
Proven Success on Day One
Our students don’t just pass—they excel. Trinity boasts some of the highest licensure pass rates in the region, with recent semesters seeing a 100% first-time pass rate on the NCLEX nursing licensure exam. Join the ranks of Trinity graduates who are making an immediate difference in the healthcare workforce.
Unmatched Value and Affordability
Excellence doesn’t have to come with a high price tag. Trinity’s tuition for healthcare programs is among the most affordable in the region, and many qualifying students graduate with little to no cost thanks to our extensive financial aid options. Our dedicated counselors work closely with you to secure scholarships, grants, fellowships, and work-study opportunities that make your education affordable and stress-free.
At Trinity, you get far more than you pay for—invest in your future without the financial worry.
Transform your passion into a fulfilling career with a degree from Trinity’s School of Nursing and Health Professions. Join our vibrant, close-knit community and gain the skills, experience, and confidence to lead in healthcare.
Your journey to making a difference starts here.
Your education at Trinity is a great investment in your future success! Thousands of Trinity graduates report high levels of satisfaction and strong earnings thanks to their Trinity degrees.
Trinity makes your investment affordable by keeping tuition low and providing generous grants, scholarships and other forms of financial aid.
Trinity’s tuition is the lowest among private universities in the Washington DC region.
All offices, metro shuttle, deli, and Trinity Center will all be closed Monday, January 20, resume regular hours on Tuesday. Dining Hall remains open.
Browse, download and purchase hundreds of photos from Winter Graduation ceremonies. Congratulations to all graduates!
Winter Graduation for the School of Professional and Graduate Studies (SPS, BGS) & School of Education (EDU) was Thursday, January 9, while, the College of Arts & Sciences, and Nursing & Health Professions celebrated on...
The Payden Academic Center is one of the area’s most state-of-the-art education facilities, with top of the line classrooms and lecture halls, the most advanced science labs, and nursing simulation facilities
Practice your skills in a controlled setting before working with real patients. Our high-fidelity simulation manikins allow you to earn clinical hours towards your professional license.
Each program in the School of Nursing and Health Professions provides many options for clinical and field experiences where you will use the skills you learn in the classroom in real-world settings.
These experiences are available both locally and nationally – for more information, see the specific program.
Dr. Brigid Noonan received her bachelor’s in behavioral science at University College in Maryland and both her master’s in rehabilitation counseling and her Ph.D. in counselor education at the University of Maryland, College Park. A counselor educator since 1995, she is a licensed clinical professional counselor, and has held a variety of administrative and clinical positions inside and outside higher education.
Dr. Noonan joined Trinity as the Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions in 2021 and has since launched several new in-demand programs as well as maintained adherence to accreditation standards of all programs in the unit. In additional to academic integrity and innovation, mentoring students and faculty is one of Dr. Noonan’s greatest joys!
Our faculty and staff reflect our student body; more than 60% are women and men of color. The talented faculty have developed extensive expertise in the practice of inclusive excellence pedagogy to ensure that you are engaged and supported in your academic program.
Lauren Moore, RN, Interim CNA Coordinator
Theresa Hudnall, M.A., Clinical Coordinator
Eva Velasquez-Torres, MSA, Simulation Coordinator
Haja Timbo, MPH, Simulation Technician
Kimberly Boddie, Administrative Assistant, NHP
Eliane Ferreira, MPH, NHP Admissions Assessment Coordinator
Rache’ Alaran, M.S., Conway Scholar Mentor/Advisor
Jian Gelsey, MSN, RN, CNA Instructor
Destinee launched a counselor test preparation business in 2021 called Study Stoop LLC.
Nicole “Nicci” Carr is an undergraduate coordinator for Georgia State University in the College of Arts and Sciences’ biology department. She earned a bachelor of arts from Georgia State University and earned her master of...
Dr. Sarrah Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, is the chief diversity and inclusion officer and senior vice president of Operations for U.S. Renal Care. She earned her BSN from Trinity in 2009 and her MBA from...
Angela Anderson has been a nurse for 18 years and is currently a nurse practitioner in Trinity’s health center, where she helps to improve the health outcomes of the university’s students. She previously worked as...
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