Signature Healthcare
Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God’s spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said the finest of Fine Arts. ~Florence Nightingale
The Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing (SH/BHSON) program at Signature Healthcare Inc. at the Brockton Hospital Campus located in Brockton, MA is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the diploma nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program.
Date of Last Accreditation Visit: Oct. 11-13, 2016
Next Site Visit: Fall 2024
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing is approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing with a status of Full Approval.
Since 1990, BHSON has affiliated with Fisher College to conduct a cooperative two-year day and four-year weekend/evening nursing program. Coursework at BHSON is calculated in clock hours. Upon graduation, students earn a Diploma in Nursing from BHSON. In addition, for eligible students, an Associate in Science degree in General Studies from Fisher College is also awarded. This is the ONLY hospital-based diploma nursing program in New England.
View our current Student Handbook.
As of November 2017, admission to the weekend/evening division has been suspended. Admission requirements:
COVID-19 Policy
Students must provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated to the Office of Counseling and Student Services. Valid documentation includes an authorized COVID-19 vaccine card or a copy of the formal medical record. Testing for those with an approved medical or religious exemption will be done on the student’s own time and at the student’s own expense (if there is any). The frequency of testing for unvaccinated students will change based on the positivity rate of Brockton and the surrounding community. Evidence of a negative test must be submitted to the Office of Counseling and Student Services in order to continue attending classes and clinicals.
*This policy is subject to change at any time as updated information is received from the CDC and other national organizations. Students should be aware that some clinical agencies have a more stringent policy about COVID-19 vaccination, and students may be unable to attend the assigned clinical rotation if they are unvaccinated. SH/BHSON is mandated by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing as well as our accreditor, the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) to provide students with clinical experiences. SH/BHSON is not obligated to provide substitute or alternate clinical experiences based on a student’s request or vaccine preference. Being unvaccinated against COVID-19 may mean the student is not able to complete the clinical nursing courses, and as a result, may not be able to complete the program.
