In Episode 24, Larry Galizio, Ph.D. visits with Evergreen Valley College Dean of Nursing and Allied Health, S. Lu Crary, and EVC nursing student, Alma Arevalo. They discuss the importance of access to and diversity in nursing academic programs, the expanding and acute need for nurses in California health care, and the impact that SB 895 (Sen. Richard Roth) could have to students and communities. SB 895 presents a pilot opportunity for California's community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees in nursing, providing an affordable and immediate pathway for nursing education.
Learn more about SB 895, legislation to pilot BSNs at California community colleges.
Visit Evergreen Valley College's site for Nursing and Allied Health