Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences

About

MISSION OF THE COLLEGE

The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences is dedicated to the mission of educating students to become passionate and skilled professionals serving the diverse communities.

VISION OF THE COLLEGE

The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences holds the vision of being recognized as a premier educational institution of multi-specialty allied health programs with students being benefited from the healthcare programs and with faculty and staff members shaping an exclusive learning environment.

A BRIEF EPITOME OF THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE

The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences was established in 1916 by Theodore Melander. Initially, the college was given the name of Swedish Institute of Physiotherapy. Theodore Melander focused on massage therapy and he included exercise techniques, dietetics, medical gymnastics and physiotherapy in the curriculum.

In 1998, Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences was granted to award Associate degree in Occupational Studies. In 2003, the institution was granted by State Education Department to award Master of Science degree. The institution has expanded to offer degree programs in Advanced Medical Assistant and Surgical Technologist, Personal Training and Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Nursing.

VALUES OF THE COLLEGE

The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences pays regard to the following values.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
The college gives importance to a challenging learning environment to enable the students to think critically.

ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
The college gives value to an ethical environment in order to nurture compassionate approaches of patient care.

COLLEGIAL ENVIRONMENT
The college gives importance to the collegial environment that promotes integrity, honesty, respect and fairness.

COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT
The college gives value to the collaborative environment which assists in developing partnerships with traditional and non-traditional practitioners of healthcare.

RESULT-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT
The college gives importance to the result-oriented environment to attain best learning and program outcomes.

ACCREDITATIONS

Accreditation is an honor or recognition which is granted to an institution if it meets or exceeds the standard criteria of delivering quality education.

Following are the purposes of accreditations:

• Assessing the quality of education provided by an institution.
• Assuring the consistency in the operations of an institution.
• Promoting improvements in the institution.
• Provision of public accountability.

The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences savors the honor of being nationally accredited by the following.

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)

The institution is also authorized by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York to offer Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree,

Occupational Studies (AOS) degree and Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) degree.

GRADING POLICY

Following is the grading criterion which is adopted by the college in order to mark or judge the academic outcome of the students.

Grade	Percentage	Grade Points
A	95-100	4.0
A-	90-94	3.67
B+	87-89	3.33
B	84-86	3.0
B-	80-83	2.67
C+	75-79	2.33
C	70-74	2.0
P	Pass	—
F	Failure	0.0
W	Withdrawal	—
WF	Withdrawal with Academic Failure	0.0
I	Incomplete	—

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences provides scholarships to honor the students who contribute the development of institution. Scholarships are provided to the current students and are given in the form of tuition fee credits of up to $1000.

Following are the scholarships which are given to the students by Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences.

• Patricia J. Eckardt Scholarship
• Jennifer A. Plumhoff Scholarship
• Richard G. Gilbert Scholarship
• Captain Theodore A. Melander Scholarship

ACADEMIC ADVISING AND TUTORING

Upon request, the instructors at the college provide extra assistance to the students. Administrators provide academic advisement to the students in their areas of expertise.

The director of student services also provides tutoring services to the students. Tutoring program is coordinated either in a group or individual tutoring is also provided to the students.

ALUMNI AND CAREER SERVICES

The office of alumni association provides assistance to the students regarding job opportunities. Advisement is provided for job search strategies, interview techniques and resume preparation.

An extensive alumni network is also maintained that becomes a source of providing referral services, job listings and information for the continuing courses being offered by Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences.

GRADUATION AND ON-TIME COMPLETION RATES

Following are the on-time completion rates and graduation rate of different programs offered at Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences. 

Program	On-time Completion Rate July 1, 2009 to June 30 2010	Graduation Rate January 2011
Massage Therapy Program	78.2%(Full-time graduates Completed within four semesters) 83.8%(Part-time graduates completed within 8 semesters)	91%
Nursing Program	This program admitted its first class in January 2012 and does not yet have graduates	This program admitted its first class in January 2012 and does not yet have graduates
Medical Assistant Program	Program began in January 2012 and does not yet have graduates	Program began in January 2012 and does not yet have graduates
Surgical Technologist Program	First class of students in October 2011, as yet, no graduates.	First class of students in October 2011, as yet, no graduates.