St. John's College is a single purpose upper division institution of higher learning dedicated to provision of baccalaureate education in the discipline of professional nursing. Students who have successfully completed a preprofessional, liberal arts component at another college or university are admitted regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital stauts, handicap or veteran status.
In association with the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, the college values moral and spiritual development of the individual as well as intellectual and professional growth.
The college emphasizes teaching and community service while recognizing the need to contribute to the development of knowledge as well as it dissemination.