| 1882
City Council of Charleston approves City Hospital to establish a nurse training school |
| 1883
Training school opens as a diploma program named the South Carolina Training School for Nurses |
| 1886
Catastrophic earthquake hits Charleston, resulting in the closure of Roper Hospital |
| 1895
School is reestablished as The Charleston Training School, a two-year diploma program |
| 1897
Hospital and Training School for Nurses established for the education of African-American nurses at 135 Cannon Street (later the McClennan-Banks Hospital) |
| 1904
Roper Hospital assumes administration of the nursing program and the name changes to Roper Hospital Training School for Nurses |
| 1919
Roper Hospital Training School for Nurses is incorporated with the Medical College becoming the School of Nursing of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina |
| 1919
The program is expanded to a three-year diploma program |
| 1924
Marguerite Andell becomes first director |
| 1948
Ruth Chamberlin becomes director |
| 1952
Ruth Chamberlin becomes the school’s first dean |
| 1953
School name is changed to School of Nursing of the Medical College of South Carolina and Roper Hospital |
| 1955
School name is changed again to School of Nursing of the Medical College of South Carolina |
| 1956
School of Nursing building constructed |
| 1965
H. Elizabeth Mills, Dean |
| 1969
Dr. Marcia Curtis, Dean |
| 1969
School of Nursing converts the three-year diploma program to a four-year Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) program |
| 1970
School receives its current name, College of Nursing of the Medical University of South Carolina |
| 1979
College of Nursing opens a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program |
| 1986
Dr. Sharon Hoffman, Dean |
| 1995
Dr. Maureen Keefe, Dean |
| 2001
College of Nursing opens a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing program |
| 2002
Dr. Gail W. Stuart, Dean |
| 2009
College of Nursing opens a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program |
| 2014
Renovation and rededication of College of Nursing building |
