All About Midwifery Education | Midwives College of Utah

The Midwives College of Utah was founded in 1980, and is one of the largest and longest standing direct-entry (out-of-hospital) midwifery programs in the nation. It operates as a non-profit institution with a Board of Directors, a President, administrative staff, and both academic and clinical faculty. MCU has approximately 135 students and over 75 graduates from several certificate and degree programs. MCU offers an Associate, Bachelor, and Master of Science degree in Midwifery. MCU is a distance education institution with administrative offices located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The college is one of only eight accredited distance education midwifery programs in North America, and one of three programs that offer degrees in midwifery. MCU is accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) which is approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Students are assigned live instructors for all academic courses, and work one-on-one with an approved midwife for their clinical component. At the successful completion of the program, students obtain a degree in midwifery and the national credential of Certified Professional Midwife (see www.narm.org).

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