Tired of the waiting lists for CA public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs

Tired of the waiting lists for CA public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs
Press-Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA)
December 18, 2023
... Private nursing schools are teaching more students each year, filling in the gaps as California hospitals face increasing staffing shortages and public, four-year universities struggle to grow. According to the California Board of Registered Nursing, in 2021 nearly 64,300 students applied for just 16,600 spots in associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree nursing programs. About 55% of those spots were at private institutions.