On Friday, December 5, 2025, 佩珀代因大学 celebrated its 扩展到保健教育领域 with a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the institution’s sixth school—the College of Health Science—as well as a partnership with HCA Healthcare, which features a multimillion-dollar 投资 in the University’s 护理学院.

Throughout the ceremony, key leaders from Pepperdine and HCA’s Los Robles Health System offered remarks honoring the occasion and envisioning the impact the school and partnership will have on Southern California and throughout the nation.

“With our launch this fall, Pepperdine joins the prestigious list of American universities committed to serving the common good through the health sciences,” said Jay Brewster, the University’s provost and chief academic officer. “We are directed to love our neighbors as ourselves, guided by the example of Jesus, which inspires our view of healthcare as a ministry and calling. Today, our ability to carry out this noble mission is enriched through the addition of Pepperdine’s 华体会体育.”

HCA Healthcare’s transformational gift will support Pepperdine’s mission to equip nursing students with an exceptional healthcare education. The 投资 will also directly aid the growing healthcare needs of the Los Angeles and Ventura County regions as graduates begin to work at area hospitals, urgent care centers, and other clinics. Through this new partnership, HCA Healthcare and 佩珀代因大学’s College of Health Sciences launch a collaborative effort to address a national nursing shortage and prepare future health leaders.

“We are here to cut ribbons, but more importantly, we are here to celebrate indelible bonds of greater purpose,” said Dee Anna Smith (’86), chair of the Pepperdine Board of Regents and CEO of Sarah Cannon, HCA Healthcare’s Cancer Institute. “Through this collaboration, our students will learn how to care for patients in their daily work and how to serve people with their whole lives. This is a movement for us—and one that will bear fruit in our local communities, across the nation, and around the world for years to come.”

佩珀代因大学于8月正式开设了华体会体育。 Immediately, it welcomed a cohort of 93 students between its 语言病理学学院 and 护理学院。 As part of their curriculum and budding partnership, nursing students will have the opportunity to complete clinical rotations at HCA Healthcare’s Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California.

“I’m thrilled to see Pepperdine’s nursing program and 华体会体育 come to fruition because of this nearly $5 million gift,” 华体会体育d Phil Buttell, CEO of Los Robles Health System. “I can truly say it is a career highlight for me since it focuses on two of my biggest passions: healthcare and inspiring future generations of healthcare leaders.”

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted at Pepperdine’s 新装修的卡拉巴萨斯校区. This 30,000 square-foot facility holds five high-fidelity simulation labs including an operating room and a three-bed emergency room. Additionally, the space includes welcoming third spaces such as a library, multiple private study rooms, and an atrium named in honor HCA Healthcare, where students can comfortably study.

“While we celebrate the launch of the 华体会体育, what makes today especially meaningful and significant is the unveiling of our partnership with HCA Healthcare and the Los Robles Health System,” said Michael Feltner, the founding dean of Pepperdine’s 华体会体育s. “Today we begin a synergistic partnership that combines the educational and scholarly excellence of Pepperdine with the clinical and medical expertise of HCA to further our respective missions, collaboratively develop the next generations of healthcare nurses, workers, and leaders, and serve the healthcare needs of our communities and the world.”

The 华体会体育 is now 接受申请 for the upcoming semesters in the programs of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Entry Level Master of Science, Clinical Nurse Leader (ELM-CNL), and Master of Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP).