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 ...

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 ...

YUMA, AZ (AZFamily) — Arizona is facing one of the highest nursing shortages in the nation and Northern Arizona University is trying to combat that. They’re now offering an accelerated nursing program ...

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 ...