Alarmed by a growing shortage of nurses, Florida lawmakers in 2009 eased regulations on the schools tasked with training them, inviting new institutions to enter the market. The results were swift: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $26 million for nursing programs at state colleges, universities, and private schools. Funding ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $20 million in additional funding to nursing programs across Florida colleges and universities. During a press conference Tuesday morning at St. Pete ...

TSC's Associate Degree in Nursing – one of its flagship programs – has been placed on probation due to low scores, but the program remains accredited.

Amid Florida’s nursing shortage, a Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Miami is expanding its nursing department following top test scores by its students. St. Thomas University announced on Feb ...

A state lawmaker on the Treasure Coast is sponsoring a bill in the State Legislature that he says will improve nursing schools.

Clarification appended: This story has been updated to reflect that Florida saw a decline in out-of-state students taking the nursing exam in 2024, though not necessarily a decline in out-of-state ...

Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a request to apply for a $375,000 grant to fund its nursing program. Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously ...

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Education made a list of graduate programs it considered “professional degrees.” Some nurses were outraged to see nursing programs weren’t on the list. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — New data from the Florida Center for Nursing (FCN) shows that Florida ranked last in the nation in 2024 for first-time pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for both ...