Blair College of Health

The Blair College of Health was established in 2010 to honor Andrew Blair M.D., a prominent physician in Charlotte who passed away tragically in his early 50s in 1948. The college was funded with a generous gift from Richard and Delores Blair, who, along with the senior leadership at Queens, recognized the need for a broadening of health education opportunities in the Charlotte area. The healthcare industry generates more new jobs from year to year than any other industry, a trend that is expected to continue through the next decade.  Healthcare is increasingly complex, multidisciplinary, and collaborative, with knowledge in the health sciences doubling every 18 months. State-of-the-science health education requires a multidisciplinary community of scholars. The Blair College of Health is envisioned to provide such a venue within a private university environment, and in Charlotte, the healthcare hub of the Piedmont of the Carolinas.

The College of Health houses the School of Nursing and the Wellness Institute.

The Presbyterian School of Nursing is the largest private producer of new Registered Nurses in the state of North Carolina.  The school provides students with multiple options among nursing programs that offer the opportunity for seamless progression in nursing.  These include pre-licensure programs leading to the associate degree or the bachelor's degree in nursing (with traditional and accelerated options), and post-licensure programs including the master's degree in nursing, the RN-to-BSN option and the RN-to-MSN option. The graduate program offers three tracks, Healthcare Management, Nursing Education, and Clinical Nurse Leader.

The Wellness Institute was established in 2010 as a component of the Blair College of Health. Its mission is to promote optimal wellness among members of the Queens community, the people of the region, and beyond. The institute achieves its mission by convening thought leaders, identifying and disseminating best practices, offering health programming, and contributing to health policy development. The institute sponsors interdisciplinary activities that intentionally sustain vital links among the health professions and the arts and sciences. The Wellness Institute will increasingly become a valuable and influential resource, contributing to Queens' growing identity as a community anchor for health.

The faculty in the College of Health also teach the health-related courses in the health track in the Human and Community Services major.  Additional health-related programs of study are in development.