Earlier this week the nursing program at Crowder College in Neosho was awarded a grant worth over $211,000.
Nursing is one of the most in-demand occupations in the US and to meet the growing need for healthcare professionals and due to the high demand of nursing graduates Crowder College applied to have the tuition and common fees covered by the Missouri A+ Scholarship program.
This allows a nursing student to be worth nearly $15,000 at today’s tuition rate. Crowder College was awarded $211,855 for nursing education as part of a $5M grant to Missouri colleges for healthcare education. The award was announced Monday by Governor Mike Parson.
The grant will provide professional development and retention incentives for nursing faculty to attain advanced nursing degrees as well as marketing the profession to ensure the public is aware of career opportunities. Crowder offers nursing programs at its Neosho, Cassville, McDonald County, and Nevada locations. The programs offer a competitive admissions process and accepts 150 students annually.
The traditional program is four semesters in length with successful completers eligible to take the NCLEX State Board Exam in compliance with State Board of Nursing requirements. According to the job search website Indeed.com a starting Registered Nurse in Missouri on average can make over $37.00 an hour.
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