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Our Story

America’s largest kind of healthcare educator

Every community needs more healthcare professionals. We exist to help meet that need — at scale.

Our approach

Opening doors at every stage

America faces a workforce shortage across healthcare, veterinary medicine and beyond. We built a different model to close the gap.

  • Expanding access

    We make quality education accessible to working adults and career-changers that conventional education misses.

  • Practice-ready graduates

    Our graduates enter the workforce clinically skilled and ready to contribute from day one.

  • Connecting students to careers

    We partner directly with employers to build programs that lead to jobs after graduation.

  • Serving communities that need care most

    We place graduates in underserved communities, closer to the people who know them best.

Every year, our institutions graduate thousands of healthcare professionals — more than any other educator in America. We’re unlocking talent at scale, through a model built for how people actually live and work.

Dana Whitfield

Chief Executive Officer, Covista

Our name

Covista (pronounced co-vis-tah) blends two ideas: “co” for community, collaboration and partnership, and “vista” for vision and what lies ahead. Together, it points to a shared vision of the future.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Curious what this looks like in practice?

See how these commitments show up in the communities we serve.