Dr.Arvella D. Battick is presently the Director of Nursing at Northwest College – Van Nuys Campus with over twenty years’ experience in the field of nursing, she has expressed her passion for the wellbeing of people through, patient care, education, activism, public speaking and entrepreneurship. Dr. Battick is responsible for providing leadership in managing, planning, and implementing for the vocational nursing program for delivery in support of College, campus, and/or departmental goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes that meet workplace and placement expectations. Responsible for budget preparation and fiscal administration, curriculum development and coordination, determination of teaching assignments, supervision and evaluation of faculty, design and operation of program facilities, and selection/coordination of program specific external facilities and instruction.

Dr.  Battick has achieved many accomplishments over the years including Cambridge’s Top Female Executive, 2016, and Cambridge Who’s Who 2010 & 2012. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing. Dr. Battick currently holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Master of Science and her certifications include Public Health Nurse and Healthcare Education- State of Board of Registered Nursing California, and Family Nurse Practitioner.