About Us
   What We Do
   Who We Are

What We Do

Our courses provide the knowledge and skills you need. They are taught by nationally and internationally recognized faculty and instructors. The opportunity to network with them and your fellow students often proves as valuable as the course content. The course material is designed to be thought provoking and stimulating.

As part of the Center for Nursing Entrepreneurship, Edvantage offers a special focus on entrepreneurship and business opportunities matched to your specific interests and experience. When you are successful, we are successful.

Our History

In November 1999, Pamela Smith needed to obtain credentials as a Registered Nurse First Assistant, so that she could work in hand surgery. The University of Rochester School of Nursing  did not offer a program, but as an alumna Pamela wanted to come to the school. The Dean, Pat Chiverton, introduced Pamela to Donna Tortoretti, who then headed up the school’s Community Nursing Center, and Donna invited her to help put together a program. They launched it in September 2000, with Pamela as one of seventeen students. Donna and Pamela soon uncovered more unmet needs and opportunities for academic programs. Pamela joined the School of Nursing in July 2001, and the Center for Lifelong Learning was born. Donna, now CEO of the Center for Nursing Entrepreneurship, continues to work closely with Pamela and her team, particularly in areas of strategic planning and national and international business development.