PORTLAND, Maine - America needs nurses — and some schools are implementing accelerated programs to train them. To shorten the process, these programs cut training time from up to four years down to ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

The Virginia Board of Nursing is implementing changes to improve the quality of training, availability of training and the hiring process of qualified nurse aides in the Commonwealth. “Today’s actions ...

North Central Michigan College is expanding scholarship support for its Fast Track health care programs in 2026.

Oct. 5—BRIDGEPORT — West Virginia University hopes to address the shortage of nurses in the state and around the country. Their newest attempt to do so is with a fast-track nursing program, the first ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) has launched its fast-track nursing program that will put professionals on the front lines of care in 16 months to help ease Washington’s nursing ...

An aging workforce coupled with an aging population have led the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to project that health care occupations will outpace all other categories in job growth over the next ...

As the Arizona nursing shortage continues, Grand Canyon University is joining with the Hospital Council of Southern Arizona to offer a fast-track nursing degree program in Tucson. Grand Canyon ...

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