UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — After working for 25 years in the patient revenue cycle and practice management side of the health care industry, Jackie Velilla decided it was time to go out on her own.
She saw that the industry had changed. Personalized patient experiences were being outsourced, which was eroding client satisfaction. Having recently graduated with a Master of Health Administration (MHA) online from Penn State, she took the leap to start her own business, Onshore Revenue Cycle and Practice Management, based in Tampa, Florida.
“My MHA provided me not only with the necessary business acumen and tools to begin the journey toward entrepreneurship, but also instilled in me the confidence needed to pursue it,” said Velilla, who graduated in 2022. “This was the best investment of time, money and effort I have ever made.”
Velilla is among the many students and graduates who have enrolled in one of the health and nursing degree programs that Penn State offers online through Penn State World Campus. They say the knowledge and experience they gained through their studies have helped them to achieve success in their careers.
Health, nursing and human services degrees offered online at Penn State
This year, Penn State is marking 25 years of offering high-quality education online through Penn State World Campus, and the offerings in health-related fields are an important part of the portfolio of more than 175 degree programs.
With the Penn State College of Health and Human Development, Penn State World Campus offers the following graduate and undergraduate degrees in health and family services:
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Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies and an Associate in Science in Human Development and Family Studies
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Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration program and a Master of Health Administration
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Bachelor of Science in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
In partnership with the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State, Penn State World Campus offers nursing degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels:
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Two options of a Doctor of Nursing Practice: DNP Leadership and DNP Nurse Practitioner
Two programs in public health are offered online by Penn State College of Medicine through Penn State World Campus: a Master of Public Health and the public health preparedness option of the Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security.