The California community college system is responsible for educating thousands of nursing students each year, who then work to become registered nurses in the state. Nursing programs are offered at 75 California community colleges, but all the schools are full. Many of the schools have three to four year waiting lists, or lottery systems that students are hoping will allow them to get into community college to study nursing. This education is very affordable because it is a public state college, but unfortunately there is not enough space to meet the student demand. California needs roughly 10,000 more nurses soon, as more people retire and need help or older nurses retire from the profession. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘California Community Colleges’
California Community Colleges Facing Nursing Backlog
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Expect Fewer Students at California Community Colleges
Thursday, February 25th, 2010The rough economy has definitely not stopped the demand in the market for people to attend a California college, if anything the recession has a counter cyclical effect causing even more people to seek out a higher education. Budgets in the UC, CSU, and California community college system have made it very difficult for everyone to get into school as they had planned. Recently state Chancellor Jack Scott said that California community colleges will educate roughly 21,000 fewer students in comparison to the prior year. As the funding has been reduced, the budget issues have caught up with the the community college system making it impossible to accommodate the number of people who want to enroll. (more…)
Yuba Community College District Partners With Ashford University
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Students who are graduating from community colleges in California are finding it tougher to become accepted to the CSU or UC school they want, because of budget cuts across the state. Yuba Community College District, located north of Sacramento in Marysville, California, has just made it easier for their students to transfer to a college where they can earn their bachelor’s degree. (more…)
ACLU Demands Fresno City College Prof. Refrain From Teaching Religious Views as Fact
Thursday, February 11th, 2010In a letter sent to Fresno City College earlier this week, the ACLU demanded that Professor Dr. Bradley Lobez refrain from teaching religiously-based views as science or fact. Students at the public college in Fresno, California, have complained that Professor Lopez’s introductory health class has featured multiple lectures that taught “sectarian views and personal bias as fact,” which is a direct violation of both federal and state constitutional protections that guarantee the separation of church and state. Across the US, all publicly funded colleges and schools must follow this separation of church and state to ensure a welcoming environment for all students. (more…)
California Community Colleges Partner With Kaplan University
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Community colleges in California have had to deal with major budget cuts, which have forced many of the schools to completely cut some classes, or offer them fewer times each year. This has made it extremely difficult for students to get into the classes they need in order to graduate with their associates degree. In order to help more students complete their campus-based associates degree requirements, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office announced this week that they have teamed up with Kaplan University to allow students in California to enroll in single courses online. (more…)
