College of Nursing Sciences, ST. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State. campus

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College of Nursing Sciences, ST. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State.

Onitsha North, Anambra

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About College of Nursing Sciences, ST. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State.

College of Nursing Sciences, St. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha is a private Catholic nursing college in Anambra State, owned and proprietored by the Archbishop of Onitsha, Most Rev. Valerian Maduka Okeke. It was conceived as part of the expansion of St. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital and is the first College of Nursing in Anambra State. Its watchword is "Holistic Education for Selfless Service", and its core values are finesse, integrity and excellence.

The college is located inside the hospital grounds on Limca Road, Isiafor layout, Onitsha, in Onitsha North. Students train at the college and take clinical postings in different nursing specialties to gain exposure to the full range of health-care delivery. Programmes offered are General Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health Nursing, taught to a curriculum approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and designed around the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of educational objectives.

Teaching facilities include classrooms with projectors, computers for research, an e-library through an online library portal, a demonstration room, group study areas and physics and chemistry laboratories. The college is administered by an Administrator, a Provost and a Registrar.

Student life is residential. Hostels are self-contained rooms shared by two students, with power and water supply, and students are provided with scheduled meals. Spiritual life is central: holy Mass opens each day and evening prayers close it, with services held within the compound. Sports and games on set days of the week include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess and ludo, and there are cultural dance and volleyball groups and a Health Advocacy and Outreach Club.

The college holds full accreditation from the NMCN with an approved admission quota of 100 students per year, and has been accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to run an ND Nursing programme. The Council examination success rate for graduating sets is reported by the college as 100 per cent.

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Entry requirements (ND Nursing)

  • Choose the college as first-choice institution in JAMB registration, or change institution to the college at a JAMB-accredited UTME centre.
  • Institution cut-off mark of 160 and above in UTME (UTME subjects: English Language, Chemistry, Physics and Biology).
  • Five O'Level credits in relevant subjects, including Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, in not more than two sittings.
  • Minimum age of 17 years.

2026/2027 supplementary admission and Post-UTME

Supplementary admission into the ND Nursing programme is open for the 2026/2027 session. Eligible candidates apply for the CONSO Post-UTME online through the college portal; the form is available until 23 October 2026. Screening takes place at the college on 23 October 2026 at 8am.

Documents for screening (originals)

  • O'Level results
  • JAMB result slip
  • Secondary school testimonial
  • Birth certificate or baptismal card
  • Local Government identification
  • Marriage certificate (if married)
  • Photo card printed after online registration

Application process

Complete JAMB registration or change of institution, apply for the CONSO Post-UTME and submit the required documents with the fee payment, then check the result on the college portal. Applications may be made online or by sending a filled form to the college's postal address. Admissions guidance lines: 07062645618 and 08104888168.

Onitsha (main and only campus): the college is housed in its own complex within St. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Limca Road, Isiafor layout, Onitsha, Anambra State. General Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health Nursing are taught here.

  • Classrooms with projectors, computers for research and an e-library portal
  • Demonstration room, science laboratory and physics and chemistry laboratories
  • Hostels with self-contained rooms for two students each, with power and water supply
  • Chapel services within the compound, with daily Mass and evening prayers
  • Basketball court and sports grounds for football, volleyball and table games

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Study programmes offered at College of Nursing Sciences, ST. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State..

ND Nursing
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Public Health Nursing
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RN General Nursing
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