[2] In 1914, Oak Point University, originally named West Suburban Hospital School for Nurses was founded with the West Suburban Hospital that began serving the Oak Park community on February 11, 1914.

In 1925, a new building was completed for the school on the 7th floor of the medical center, providing students with classrooms, laboratories, dormitories, swimming pool, and a ballroom.

In 2004, Resurrection Health Care purchased West Suburban Medical Center and the College of Nursing.

That same year, the Master of Science in Nursing program became accredited at the university and the first class to graduate with the MSN degree occurred in 2009.

2015: The Saint Francis School of Radiography (SFSOR), was merged with the university, which now offered a Bachelor of Science in Imaging Technology (B.S.I.T.)

The degree is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).

[17] 2017: The university's Doctor of Nursing Practice program began in the fall semester.