Inside Higher Ed

California Bill Raises Hopes for 4-Year Nursing Programs at 2-Year Colleges

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. California community colleges could begin offering bachelor’s degree programs in nursing under a ...

Report shows California health care jobs pay, but waitlists clog college on-ramp

California's health care industry is emerging as one of the state's strongest on-ramps to the middle class for workers ...
EdSource

California’s nursing students choose expensive private programs over long public waiting

The number of students graduating from private nursing programs has doubled over the past 10 years, as students choose the more expensive option over long wait lists to attend programs in public ...
LAist

Tired Of The Waiting Lists For California’s Public Universities, Nursing Students Increasingly Turn To Expensive Private Programs

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The Fresno Bee

Community colleges can help fill California’s need for more nurses now | Opinion

Graduates prepare for the pinning ceremony of the Fresno City College Registered Nursing Program at the Roosevelt High School auditorium in May 2014. Vida en el Valle File Photo California faces a ...
University of California

UC nursing schools collaborate to find new ways to expand the mental health care workforce

While the academic school year just ended for many, it's only just beginning for this new cohort of nurse practitioners. On July 1, the University of California will welcome a group of students who ...
Times of San Diego

Southwestern College Nursing Program Ranked Among Top 5 in California

For the fifth time in as many years, Southwestern College’s nursing program ranks among the top five in California, according to an annual list of the state’s best nursing schools. The rankings, ...
CBS News

Sierra College ranked as best nursing school in California

ROCKLIN — Sierra College's nursing program was just named the best in all of California. The program was ranked number one by RegisteredNursing.org. Nancy James is the dean of nursing and allied ...
Times of San Diego

California Needs Thousands of Nurses, But Lawmakers Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs

Ashley Hooks always planned to retire at Lakewood Regional Medical Center, where she has been a nurse for 12 years. But now, Hooks said, staffing issues are so bad and burnout so severe that she’s ...
KQED

'It's Really Gotten Worse': California Needs Thousands of Nurses

Ashley Hooks always planned to retire at Lakewood Regional Medical Center, where she has been a nurse for 12 years. But now, Hooks said, staffing issues are so bad and burnout so severe that she’s ...
Capital Public Radio

Tired of the waiting lists for California’s public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs

For Julio Rivera, transferring from a local community college to a bachelor’s program in nursing was always a top priority. As someone who enjoyed helping others, nursing seemed like a natural career.