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Nursing attracts more students as Texas faces huge shortfall
Thursday, July 09, 2009
It’s rewarding, companies are hiring and there’s money in it. The secret’s out about the perks of nursing, and North Texas colleges are clamoring to keep up.
Long second shrift to other medical training, nursing education has taken on new relevance as the country faces a drastic shortage of nurses and a thin job market overall.
Colleges are quickly expanding their programs to encompass lengthy waiting lists. And Gov. Rick Perry has just approved $5 million to establish a regional nursing education center at the University of Texas at Arlington, a crucial resource facility for the area’s 14 nursing schools.
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