January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. Community college leaders will once again ...

Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he contracted leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly changed. The compassionate nursing care he received while hospitalized touched him so ...

For Julio Rivera, transferring from a local community college to a bachelor’s program in nursing was always a top priority. As someone who enjoyed helping others, nursing seemed like a natural career.

"California must invest in competitive faculty pay, loan-repayment incentives, faculty diversity initiatives and regulatory ...

For the fifth time in as many years, Southwestern College’s nursing program ranks among the top five in California, according to an annual list of the state’s best nursing schools. The rankings, ...

An infusion of new funding will help expand College of Marin’s nursing program next year. A $730,600 grant to fund slots for up to five students will help address a local, regional and statewide ...

Since the pandemic, nursing in California has taken a hit. With an estimated the shortage of 36,000 licensed nurses, a decade long shortage that was exacerbated by COVID-19 and limited capacity at ...

The number of students graduating from private nursing programs has doubled over the past 10 years, as students choose the more expensive option over long wait lists to attend programs in public ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. California community colleges could begin offering bachelor’s degree programs in nursing under a ...

Lorena Burkett, a registered nurse at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, says the state’s nursing shortage is rooted in heavy workloads that dissuade young people from entering the field and drive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California must invest in competitive faculty pay, loan-repayment incentives and faculty diversity initiatives to tackle the ...