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• Residence Hall

Columbia College of Nursing is located in a residential neighborhood near Lake Michigan and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the city's east side. The College is part of the Columbia Hospital campus. It is served by most of the city's major bus routes.

An eclectic assortment of shops, restaurants, and recreational facilities is nearby. From the Columbia College of Nursing campus, students are close to many of Milwaukee's finest attractions. The College is less than one mile from the beaches of Lake Michigan, and close to the Milwaukee Art Museum. Parks, bike trails, a golf course and tennis courts are a short walk from campus. The internationally-know Maier Festival Park, home of the famous Summerfest and ethnic festivals such as Festa Italiana and Irishfest, is a few short miles away.

The Columbia campus is located near many clinical sites, offering a convenient base for students as they enter the "hands-on" phase of their nursing education.

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The Columbia College of Nursing facility offers students a comfortable and well-appointed base for their junior and senior years of study. It contains modern classrooms with interactive technology, faculty and administrative offices, plus meeting and study rooms.

The Helene Fuld Learning Resource Center contains both IBM and Macintosh computers, each with access to the Internet. The lab contains several color and laser printers and a document scanner for student use. CCON students are supplied a personal email address and network account their Junior year. Students can communicate with professors and each other through e-mail and many submit papers and assignments electronically.

The Ellen Bacon Library contains more than 8000 professional volumes and 250 periodicals, most of which are nursing and healthcare related. The College's collection detailing the history of nursing is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the state. From the library, students may access a variety of research databases, including CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature). These databases, some of which are available on CD-ROM, place an extensive array of resources at their fingertips. Students can also search for library holdings online.

The Campus Center , located in the basement, is available to all students and has a large screen TV with VCR, pool table, dart board, piano, fitness room, and a kitchenette with microwave ovens and a refrigerator. Laundry facilities are also available for residents.

The Columbia Bookstore is also located on the lower level of the College.  Books, supplies, and a variety of CCON merchandise are available for purchase.

Visit the Housing page for details on the Columbia Residence Hall.

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Map Showing Columbia College of Nursing and Mount Mary College

- Map
2121 East Newport Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-2952

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2121 East Newport Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-2952

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