Atrium Health, a hospital network with more than 70,000 employees and 1,400 care locations, and since its merger with Advocate Aurora Health in 2022, part of Advocate Health. The college offers 19 degree programs in 11 health science disciplines, with a mix of on-campus, online, and hybrid programs.
== History ==
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences evolved from the Cabarrus County Hospital School of Nursing, founded by Louise Harkey in 1942 as a three-year diploma program to meet the demand for registered nurses during World War II.
February 2, 1942: Sixteen students enter the new nursing school.
1940s–1950s: Dormitory, recreation, auditorium and classroom space expansion to accommodate enrollment growth.
1963: National League for Nursing (NLN) awards accreditation to the school.
1973: Curriculum revision shortens program to two years; North Carolina Board of Nursing approves the school as the first two-year, hospital-based nursing diploma program in North Carolina.
1992: Officially renamed as the Louise Harkey …
