Nilam College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is a private institution providing education in the field of nursing and health sciences. Nilam College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is registered and approved as a Private Higher Educational Institution (IPTS status) by the Department of Private Education (Jabatan Pendidikan Swasta), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia). The Diploma in Nursing course curriculum is approved by the Malaysian Nursing Board (Lembaga Jururawat Malaysia), Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia). These fulfill the criteria and requirements set by the National Accreditation Board (Lembaga, Akreditasi Negara) The college occupies a 16-storey building, in the town of Bachang, Malacca, on 6 acres (24,000 m) of land area. The building houses lecture halls, tutorial classrooms, skills laboratories, mock wards, learning resource centre, faculty offices, student services offices and accommodation for 500 students. The Melaka campus offers over 600 places of on-campus students' residence.