The Citadel -“The Military College of South Carolina” has established a new nursing program after receiving a seven-figure donation.

Preparing graduates to serve their communities is part of The Citadel’s mission, and the Swain Department of Nursing is helping to achieve that goal in a direct and meaningful way.

The Citadel’s new Swain Department of Nursing is being established through the generosity of a gift from the Swain family.

The S.C. Board of Nursing has approved a nursing program at The Citadel, according to a news release.

Austin Gray has always been inquisitive. As the youngest of five boys, Gray was always asking – or pestering – his older brothers with questions. Now as an adult, that same curiosity has led him to pursue a PhD in environmental health science at UNCG.

The Citadel plans to launch a new nursing program in January with a $4 million anonymous gift.