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Nursing programs excluded from 'professional degree' status under new federal loan rules. Here's what would change

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...
Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Nursing bachelor’s degree programs at community colleges could be a game changer

As hospitals in Orange County continue to contend with high nursing vacancy rates following the COVID-19 pandemic, the California State Legislature is poised to pass Senate Bill 895, vital legislation ...
Business Insider

Trump wants to change student-loan borrowing limits for nurses. Most advanced programs won't be impacted.

Trump's administration is proposing new student-loan borrowing caps for graduate and professional degrees. Advocates said the new caps would limit aid for nurses and exacerbate the medical worker ...
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.

Florida deregulated nursing schools. Scam colleges and failing students followed

Alarmed by a growing shortage of nurses, Florida lawmakers in 2009 eased regulations on the schools tasked with training them ...
Business Wire

New Data Show Enrollment Declines in Schools of Nursing, Raising Concerns About the Nation’s Nursing Workforce

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to new data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the number of students in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs ...