Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he contracted leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly changed. The ...

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 ...

It’s a matter of public health. Which is why community colleges throughout California — including the San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association — are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to ...

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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As California faces a critical shortage of registered nurses, Samuel Merritt University (SMU), a leader in health science education for over a century, is taking ...

Mt. San Antonio College, in Los Angeles County. More than half of California’s nursing school programs reported their requests for clinical placements in hospitals were denied in 2022-23. Mt. SAC lost ...

Since the pandemic, nursing in California has taken a hit. With an estimated the shortage of 36,000 licensed nurses, a decade long shortage that was exacerbated by COVID-19 and limited capacity at ...

Will a cap on student loans discourage Californians from becoming nurses? We may find out. The Trump administration is proposing to restrict the amount of money nursing students can borrow to advance ...

(BCN) — 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 ...