HCA Healthcare awards $4.8 million for new School of Nursing at Pepperdine.

HCA Healthcare has awarded a $4.8 million grant to Pepperdine University to help launch the university's new School of Nursing. Pepperdine's School of Nursing opened in Fall 2025 and currently enrolls 68 students. The school provides undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Entry Level Master of Science, Clinical Nurse Leader. The grant from HCA will support the development of Pepperdine's new 30,000-square-foot facility, located on the university's Calabasas campus. The structure features clinical learning laboratories, simulation exam rooms, and welcoming third spaces where students will be equipped to join the healthcare industry. Additionally, this state-of-the-art learning facility has created a unique place aimed at fostering the next generation of purposeful and competent leaders in medicine, the university said.