The 2009 deregulation allowed hundreds of new nursing schools, many of them for-profit institutions which have compiled a ...

With a recent influx of state money, Central Florida colleges with high-performing nursing programs hired more faculty, built new facilities and expanded their programs to accept additional qualified ...

SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE’S ALTAMONT SPRINGS CAMPUS OPENED 15 YEARS AGO, IT STARTED AT CAPACITY. THE SCHOOL IS NOW ADDING AS IT WORKS TO TRAIN FUTURE NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS A PROJECTED SHORTAGE ...

The Florida Hospital Association projects a shortage of nearly 60,000 nurses in the next decade. State lawmakers want to ...

Tallahassee-based Florida State University received a $10 million gift to expand its nurse education program. The gift comes from the Fairholme Foundation and is the largest-ever to the College of ...

Florida nursing school graduates ranked last in the nation for first-time pass rates on the national licensing exam in 2024, leaving the state vulnerable as its population ages. The state continues to ...

The test that a nurse needs to pass to get a license is called the National Council Licensure Examination, or N-CLEX. There are separate tests for registered nurses, or RNs, and practical nurse, or ...