Get trained. Get hired. Get paid.
Real training for real nursing careers.
AHN Schools of Nursing give you hands-on training, expert instruction, and real-world experience. Turn your passion for caring into a fulfilling nursing career.
AHN Schools of Nursing campuses
At all locations, you’ll train in a variety of clinical settings within Allegheny Health Network, with your instructors guiding you toward success.
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Citizens School of Nursing
Our Tarentum location lets you prepare for the RN licensure exam in 22 months full time or 32 months part time.
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Heritage Valley
At our Kennedy location, you can complete full-time training for the RN licensure exam in just 22 months.
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West Penn School of Nursing
In just 22 months, our full-time Bloomfield program can prepare you to take the RN licensure exam.
Go part-time. Evenings and Weekends.
Pursue your nursing education through our part-time program that lets you fit learning around your other commitments. Offered at our West Penn, Citizens Tarentum and Saint Vincent campuses. You can attend classes one to two nights a week and clinicals every other weekend.
Find the AHN Schools of Nursing campuses
We offer three locations — AHN Citizens in Tarentum, Erie Campus and AHN West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield. Explore our campuses and schedule a tour today.
Accelerate Your Path to a BSN
Obtain your BSN through a streamlined partnership between AHN Schools of Nursing and Slippery Rock University—designed to prepare you for success.
Tuition assistance to manage costs
Financial aid can help make nursing school possible for you. Eligible students can access grants, scholarships, student loans, and work-study programs to ease the cost of education.
Your pathway to a promising career.
When you graduate from our program, you’ll be prepared to take your boards and step into your nursing career. In fact, graduates of AHN Schools of Nursing regularly achieve above-average first-time NCLEX pass rate and first-year job placements.
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Information sessions
Tour our schools, meet the faculty and potential classmates, and get answers to your questions.
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Admissions
We’re accepting applications for classes at both of our campuses for the 2026 academic year. (No application fee)
Nursing careers at AHN
Gain real-world experience while pursuing your nursing degree. See AHN jobs available as a nursing assistant, nurse extern, or graduate nurse.
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