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As Florida’s population surges, state invests in nursing schools to target shortage

Apr 4, 2023
Many colleges and universities are using state funding to recruit and retain students, as well as instructors, to boost nursing degree graduates and fill job openings in the state.
Nursing students celebrate at a recent graduation at Broward College.
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While undergraduate enrollment stabilizes, fewer students are studying health care

Feb 2, 2023
Undergraduate college enrollment may be leveling off, but fewer students are choosing to study a fast-growing field for jobs: health care.
Fewer and fewer students are opting to study health care-related majors despite high projected demand for workers.
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Nursing schools struggle to fill the void left by pandemic

Sep 30, 2021
There are signs enrollment in nursing schools has picked up, just as nurses are leaving the profession.
COVID-19 has prompted an exodus of nurses. Though the number of nursing students is growing, it may not be enough to fill the gap.
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