BSc. Public Health Nursing
Public Nursing Training Colleges · All Public Nursing Training Colleges
Will you get in?
Meet the minimum pass grades for this level and you will be considered. Enter your WASSCE grades and we will tell you whether you meet the published cut-off for this programme — and every other programme at Public Nursing Training Colleges you qualify for.
Check if you qualifyPublic health nursing is where clinical care meets community health. Studying for a BSc in Public Health Nursing at the Public Nursing Training Colleges prepares you to promote health, prevent disease, and care for people beyond hospital walls. This programme is less competitive to enter, making it a practical path into the health sector.
What public health nursing actually covers
A public health nursing degree usually combines nursing science with population health. You build skills in health promotion, disease prevention, community assessment, and patient education, alongside the core nursing care you would use in clinics and homes. Most programmes also train you to gather and use health data so you can spot problems or outbreaks early and design responses for the community.
How hard it is to get a place
Entry into this BSc is less competitive, meaning you do not need as high an aggregate as for the highly competitive nursing programmes at universities like the University of Health and Allied Sciences. The published requirement is three electives in General Arts or Science. If you are considering nursing but worry about your grades, this route gives you a real chance to qualify.
Where public health nurses work
Graduates from public health nursing programmes typically work in community clinics, district health offices, schools, NGOs, and hospital departments. The work is often about keeping people healthy—running immunisation drives, education sessions, and screenings—rather than only treating illness.
Entry requirements
Subject requirements
Three electives in General Arts or Science.
SHS backgrounds accepted
Every SHS course of study may apply to this college.
Aggregate needed
Public Nursing Training Colleges publishes a cut-off aggregate for this programme. Run a check to see whether your grades meet it.
BSc. Public Health Nursing at other institutions
The same programme elsewhere in Ghana, ordered from most to least competitive.
Where graduates work
- Public health nurse
- Community health nurse
- School health nurse
- Health education officer
- Disease control officer
- Clinical nurse