In January of 1890, Mrs. Elizabeth Harter, daughter of manufacturer and banker Cornelius Aultman, purchased 4.5 acres of land in the southwest end of Canton, Ohio. She and her stepmother, Katherina Barron Aultman, deeded this land in 1891 to the Aultman Hospital Association.

On January 17, 1892, Aultman Hospital, Stark County's first hospital opened its doors. Since its beginning Aultman Hospital has been anticipating future community health care needs as they opened the School of Nursing in that same year. Three students were admitted to the Aultman Hospital School of Nursing two-year program. Approval from the State of Ohio was received on January 1, 1916.

Since that time, thousands of student nurses have graduated and provided countless years of competent, caring services to clients within our community and throughout the world. The original program led to the development and transformation of the current Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences and its first program, a two-year Associate of Science Degree in Nursing. We celebrate our roots and history even as we join with our current students, and future alumni, to soar in search of our shared dreams for a health care profession.

The Mission Statement is based on the Code of Regulations of the Corporation

The Corporation is formed for the purpose of preparing men and women for careers in nursing and other health related educational programs.

The Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a health-system-affiliated institution of higher learning committed to meeting the needs of nursing and allied health students by providing a coherent general and professional educational experience to prepare individuals for service and leadership roles.

Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Values.

In support of its Mission, the Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences values:

Integration of general and professional studies as a basis for successful career preparation.

Correlation of theory and experiential learning as companion elements in adult learning and behavior.

Cultivation of excellence in teaching, scholarship and service as primary responsibilities of faculty.

Promotion of compassion, service and respect as intrinsic values of our organizational and academic culture.

Promotion of accountability within the academic and clinical environment.

Integration of critical thinking within the context of professionally competent behaviors.