Covista Inc. reports news centered on healthcare education enrollment, institutional performance, earnings results, fiscal guidance and strategy updates for its portfolio of accredited institutions. Recurring company developments include Chamberlain University enrollment trends, Walden University growth, medical-school residency outcomes for AUC and Ross graduates, and initiatives tied to healthcare workforce demand.
Covista news also covers technology-enabled education, healthcare AI credentials, partnerships with healthcare and technology organizations, leadership responsibilities, investor-day strategy materials, capital allocation and the company's completed transition to the CVSA ticker on the New York Stock Exchange.
Covista (CVSA) opened Chamberlain University’s first Utah campus in Sandy, with its first nursing students starting Oct. 26.
The Salt Lake City campus offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program with evening and weekend classes, no application fee and no prerequisite courses. Covista and the Covista Foundation also committed $100,000 over two years to Intermountain Health’s apprenticeship and tuition-covered training programs. Chamberlain awarded local resident Lauren Garner an award covering the full cost of her nursing degree at the campus.
Covista (CVSA) reported first-time medical licensing exam pass rates at its two medical schools comparable to or above U.S. MD peers in most MCAT bands. The analysis compares Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) and American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) with U.S. MD students in matching Medical College Admission Test score ranges.
In the 472–485 band, first-time USMLE Step 1 pass rates were 80% at RUSM, 64% at AUC and 58% for U.S. MD students. Both schools reached 100% in the two highest bands, but some other bands fell below U.S. MD rates. The data covers students entering in 2021–2023 who took Step 1 as of August 2026; not all entrants took the exam. For 2025–2026 graduates, first-time residency attainment was 96% at RUSM and over 98% at AUC. Covista attributes the exam outcomes to its curricula and structured academic support.
Covista (NYSE: CVSA) institution Walden University has been named an Extraordinary Educational Partner by The DAISY Foundation.
The partnership offers DAISY Honorees a tuition reduction when they enroll in a Walden program. It can be combined with other Walden tuition benefits for which they qualify, including discounts through professional nursing organizations. The partnership extends Covista's DAISY-aligned education pathway to a second institution, building on Chamberlain University's existing relationship with the foundation.
Covista (CVSA) will release its first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after market close on October 29, 2026. A conference call to discuss the results will begin at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET) and will be webcast on Covista’s investor relations website. Covista will archive a replay for 30 days.
Covista (CVSA) released a healthcare workforce index projecting the U.S. staffing shortage will nearly double by 2040 without action.
Based on a model by Oliver Wyman, the index estimates that combining workforce supply measures with care delivery changes could close 92% of the projected 2040 gap. Recruiting, training and retaining clinicians could close over half of it, though those measures are modeled under best-case assumptions. Closing the nursing shortage alone could save nearly 100,000 lives cumulatively by 2040; closing the physician gap could add more than six months to average life expectancy.
The model puts the annual cost of unfilled positions at about $430 for the average U.S. family today, potentially rising to $1,250 by 2040 if unaddressed. It also examines AI, new therapies and care redesign, whose effects depend on adoption, access and available clinicians.
Covista (CVSA) is investing $150,000 over three years in The Health Collaborative to expand healthcare career exploration for middle and high school students in Greater Cincinnati.
The $50,000-per-year funding will support The Health Collaborative’s Workforce Innovation team in developing, launching, evaluating and expanding programs that introduce students to a wide range of healthcare careers, including clinical, allied health, behavioral health, public health and community health roles. Planned experiences include healthcare innovation hack-a-thons, employer-connected site visits, simulations, career fairs, speaker panels and mentorship opportunities aimed at earlier and more equitable exposure to healthcare pathways.
Chamberlain University (CVSA) has appointed Jason Dunne, DNP, MBA, MN, RN, as its next Chief Academic Officer, effective September 14, 2026. He will report to President Amelia Manning and oversee academic strategy, faculty development and curriculum across campus and online programs serving approximately 40,000 students nationwide.
Dunne previously served as Chief Academic Officer at Arizona College of Nursing, helping expand its BSN footprint with 14 new campuses in four years, and earlier held leadership roles at Chamberlain’s Miramar and Jacksonville campuses and its South Region. A registered nurse with broad clinical experience, he returns as the university plans to launch 10 to 15 new campuses through fiscal year 2029 and highlights its recognition as an Opportunity University by the 2025 Carnegie Student Access and Earnings Classification.
Covista (CVSA), through Chamberlain University, will open a new Nashville, Tennessee campus, its first in the state and 27th nationwide, with pre-licensure BSN classes starting January 4, 2027 and applications accepted from September 9, 2026.
The campus is positioned to help address Tennessee’s nursing shortage, where there were more than three open healthcare jobs per job seeker statewide and 16 open healthcare positions for every new healthcare graduate in Nashville. The program offers a three-year path to a BSN, rolling admissions up to six times a year, and flexible day, evening and weekend classes. Students will train in an on-campus SIMCARE CENTER™, complete clinicals with local health systems, and may earn AI certificates for nursing developed with Google Cloud.
Covista (CVSA) will participate in two investor conferences in September 2026. Management will present at the Jefferies Healthcare Services and Technology Conference in Nashville on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 9:10 a.m. CT, with a fireside chat webcast and replay available via the Investor Relations section of Covista’s website. Covista will also take part in one-on-one investor meetings at the 19th Annual Barrington Research Virtual Fall Investment Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Chamberlain University, a Covista (NYSE: CVSA) institution, opened its 25th campus in Cincinnati, providing a new nursing talent pipeline as the first BSN cohort begins classes on August 31. The opening featured the inaugural Future Healthcare Hero BSN Scholarship, granting a full-ride nursing degree to Cincinnati resident Damenika Jacobs and announcing three additional scholarships for local applicants.
Chamberlain and Covista also launched a three-year, $150,000 partnership with The Health Collaborative to fund year-long healthcare career exploration programs for Cincinnati youth. The campus offers a three-year BSN path with flexible scheduling, no application fee, and no prerequisite courses, supported by a SIMCARE CENTER™ for hands-on training.