Coban is sometimes used as the outer component of a multi-layer bandaging system. In this situation the bandage has a dual role, performing a retention function whilst providing a degree of compression.
The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Creighton is the largest private religious university in Nebraska. Sitting on a 132-acre (53 ha) campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district, the university enrolls about 8,236 graduate and undergraduate students.
About 250 Creighton students participate in study-abroad programs each year at Creighton, and the universityâs students have studied in more than 30 countries. Programs range from study at as traditional university in Europe to living with subsistence farmers in the Dominican Republic.