Abbottabad College of Nursing was established in 2013, and after five years of dedicated effort, it became the first nursing college in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to meet international standards in 2018. The college is recognized and affiliated with several prestigious organizations, including the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC), Khyber Medical University (KMU), Nursing Examination Board (NEB) Peshawar, Health Foundation (HF) Peshawar, Higher Education Regulatory Authority (HERA), and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA).