St. Paul’s School of Nursing in Queens, New York is owned and operated by Education Affiliates, Inc. Education Affiliates, Inc. is located at 5026-D Campbell Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21236, phone: 410-633-2929 and fax: 410-633-1844 and is a privately held corporation providing career education through a variety of certificate, diploma, and degree programs. Dan Finuf is the President/Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Budosh is the Chief Financial Officer of Education Affiliates, Inc.
In 1889, the Diocese of Brooklyn, a leader in the health care field, founded its first of five diploma schools of nursing to support the thirteen health care facilities within the diocese. In 1967, the Diocese of Brooklyn consolidated its health care facilities into the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. In 1969, the Catholic Medical Center School of Nursing was established and became a registered academic three-year diploma program. In February of 1983, the Catholic Medical Center School of Nursing was approved to award an Associate in Applied Science Degree by the Regents of New York State. In August 2000, Catholic Medical Centers of Brooklyn and Queens merged with Sisters of Charity Medical Center and Saint Vincent Hospital and Medical Center. The new entity was called Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York. In 2001, the School of Nursing was approved to award an Associate in Science Degree.
In 2007, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers and Education Affiliates entered into an administrative agreement whereby Education Affiliates became the new sponsor for the school of nursing under the auspices of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers. In April 2009, the transfer of ownership from Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers to Education Affiliates, Inc., was completed. The name of the school was changed to St. Paul’s School of Nursing.