Plenty of students want to become nurses, but the nation’s institutions don’t have the capacity to teach or train them. A spate of innovative new programs across the U.S. is seeking to change that.
New concerns are being raised about the long-term outlook of higher education as enrollment numbers continue to decline and coronavirus relief funds run out.
Students could get as much as $6,000 in new scholarship money in a new state financial aid program. For businesses, it’s a way to create and retain a ‘high-talent’ workforce in Michigan.
A partnership of Michigan higher education and health care leaders is seeking $56 million from the FY 2023 state budget to increase access to Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) education at community colleges.
Michigan higher education and healthcare leaders this week unveiled a collaborative plan to increase educational options to produce more highly-qualified nurses and address the nursing shortage across the state. "Michigan's community colleges and 4-year colleges and universities have come together to combat the nursing shortage, creating an innovative and affordable way to earn bachelor's degrees in nursing at 28 new locations across the state," said Brandy Johnson, Michigan Community College Association President. The plan was developed by the Michigan Community College Association, the Michigan Association of State Universities, Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. It is also backed by the Michigan Works! Association, Michigan Association of Colleges of Nursing and the Michigan Council of Nursing Education Administrators. "Michigan's public universities are pleased to have worked with our hig