Demand for four-year degrees in nursing along with a need for flexibility are making online programs more popular.
Inside Higher Ed reports that according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the number of fully online R.N. to B.S.N. programs in the United States has grown by more than a third in the last two years. In 2007, there were 96 such programs, while in 2009, 129 existed.
"Online is increasingly the option for the student who does not have the ability to get on campus for a traditional course and who needs to balance home, work and school," said Linda L. Strong, coordinator of the R.N. to B.S.N. program at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, who was interviewed by Inside Higher Ed.
Another new online program is being offered by Marian University in Indianapolis, which adapted its traditional nursing program into an online one with the help of Orbis Education. The Indianapolis Star explains that Orbis seeks to help hospitals and nursing schools train more nurses by helping those institutions with online efforts. Read more...
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