University of South Florida

The University of South Florida College of Nursing is home to one of the nation’s top graduate nursing programs, ranked #23 ...

‘Getting worse’: State lets Seminole nursing school stay open, despite struggles

The president of a for-profit Central Florida nursing school pleaded last month with members of a state board for leniency after graduates of his program performed poorly on the national nurse ...
WUSF Public Media

USF summer nursing program offers teens hands-on inspiration to join an in-demand career

The USF College of Nursing is hosting its fourth annual Nursing Pathway Summer Program this week. Fifty high school students ...
Sun Sentinel

Florida’s nursing grads aren’t passing licensing exams as major staffing shortage looms

Florida nursing school graduates ranked last in the nation for first-time pass rates on the national licensing exam in 2024, leaving the state vulnerable as its population ages. The state continues to ...
Sun Sentinel

Florida deregulated nursing schools. Scam colleges and failing students followed

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alarmed by a growing shortage of nurses, Florida lawmakers in 2009 eased regulations on the schools tasked with training them, inviting new institutions to ...
Governing

Florida’s Nursing School Boom Left Students With Debt and No Licenses

The for-profit Brilliant Academy Health Center, on Conway Road in Orlando, Florida, won state approval and opened in 2018. It charges aspiring nurses $27,000 annually. The state has placed it on ...