University of Pikeville
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
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Healthcare Programs
About University of Pikeville
University of Pikeville, located in Pikeville, Kentucky, was founded in 1889 as a Christian institution in the Appalachians. The school's mission includes creating successful students while also creating opportunity for the Central Appalachian region. Among the programs offered at University of Pikeville are Leadership, Psychology, and Secondary Education.
Among University of Pikeville's course offerings are the following healthcare-related courses:
Nursing - Associate Degree
The Elliott School of Nursing at University of Pikeville offers an associate degree in Nursing program. In addition to classroom work, students will experience the simulation lab, which gives them more hands-on training right on campus. After the first year of classes, students can apply for externships at local hospitals. Students will take classes like Professional Transitions, Pharmacology, and Family Nursing.
Recent news about University of Pikeville
The grant will be used to introduce high school students to careers in nursing and social work via a weeklong summer program.
The university’s Justice, Excellence, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Leadership Program underwent a pilot program in the Fall 2024 semester, and has received a grant from Columbia Gas of Kentucky’s NiSource Charitable Foundation that will allow the program to continue.
The funding comes thanks to Pikeville Medical Center and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund.
Guichun Han, Ph.D. has received $154,000 to conduct research on the effects of estrogen on the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A new scholarship is available at the University of Pikeville for students who intend to practice dentistry in rural areas in Kentucky.
The incubator is named for, and made possible by, Rakesh Sachdeva, M.D. and Seema Sachdeva, M.D.
The new Tanner College of Dental Medicine is named after the Tanner family, who donated a significant amount of money to the school last year.