Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

PORTLAND, Maine - America needs nurses — and some schools are implementing accelerated programs to train them. To shorten the process, these programs cut training time from up to four years down to ...

The University of New England aims to get nursing graduates into the workforce more quickly via a new 12-month accelerated degree program. With a rigorous curriculum and emphasis on interprofessional ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) has launched its fast-track nursing program that will put professionals on the front lines of care in 16 months to help ease Washington’s nursing ...

A new program offered at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is addressing the state's nursing shortage with a new nursing program that will take three semesters instead of five, allowing students ...