Chamberlain University is gearing up to plant a new nursing campus in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City, adding another brick-and-mortar outpost for the national, for-profit nursing school. The site, planned for roughly a mile north of the Shops at South Town, is intended to increase local BSN training capacity as Utah manages nursing workforce pressures. The move brings a large national nursing educator closer to Salt Lake County hospitals and clinical partners that hire new graduates.
Regulatory approvals and program listings
The Higher Learning Commission has listed an approved "Chamberlain University - Utah Campus" at 9490 S. 300 W. in Sandy in its February 2026 actions, signaling formal approval to operate a branch location. According to the Higher Learning Commission, that entry appears in the commission's February 2026 institutional actions. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing also includes a "Chamberlain University - Sandy - BSN" listing in its April 2026 education codes, which places the program in official licensure and program rosters. Per the NCSBN April 2026 education codes, the Sandy program is included in the dataset used for licensure reporting.
Where the campus will sit
The Salt Lake Tribune first reported the plan and described Chamberlain as a private, for-profit institution that hopes the Sandy campus will help address Utah's nursing shortage. As reported by The Salt Lake Tribune, the campus is slated for the Cairns District area north of the Shops at South Town and will add classroom and simulation space close to existing health-care employers. Local officials and hospital partners will be central to turning those classroom seats into newly hired nurses.
Why the new seats matter
Capacity to educate more BSN students remains a core piece of workforce planning, since clinical placements, faculty shortages, and shifting demand all influence how quickly graduates enter care settings. The Deseret News reviewed national and local workforce projections and found that while Utah overall may be better positioned than some states, there are still acute shortages in rural communities and long-term care settings that training expansions are meant to ease. That report also notes that simply increasing the pipeline will not resolve shortages without enough clinical sites and effective retention strategies for new graduates.
Part of a broader expansion
Chamberlain has been rolling out regional campuses around the country to grow its pre-licensure pipeline, including a lease earlier this year for a full floor dedicated to classroom and simulation space in suburban Cincinnati. Hoodline reported on the Cincinnati campus rollout as part of Chamberlain's national growth strategy, highlighting a pattern of classroom-plus-simulation footprints near health-system partners. In Sandy, the practical impact will depend on cohort sizes, clinical partnerships, and how quickly local hospitals bring recent graduates onto their units.
Program start dates, cohort sizes, and official enrollment details have not yet been released publicly. Accreditation listings and Chamberlain's own announcements are expected to provide specifics as plans solidify. We will continue to watch filings, city approvals, and school disclosures that clarify when classes will begin and how many new BSN seats will be available locally.
