JULY 24, 2024 – GREENSBORO, NC –  The School of Nursing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received $2.36 million from the University of North Carolina System as part of its Health Care Workforce Nursing Program Expansion Initiative.

The funding, which will be dispensed over two years, will support students and faculty in the school’s traditional BSN option, as well as the recently approved Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.

The majority of the funds will be used to create a nurse-led mobile outreach clinic to promote health and wellness in rural communities in North Carolina, giving nursing students the opportunity to log clinical practice hours while serving the Triad area. The award will also be used to provide financial assistance to DNP students to serve as teaching assistants in the mobile clinic.

For the BSN program, the funding will support foundational preparation of pre-licensure nursing students. It will provide tutoring and support to students taking chemistry, a prerequisite course for all nursing programs.

JULY 24, 2024 – GREENSBORO, NC – The UNC Greensboro School of Nursing has received $2,420,118 to expand and enroll more nursing students. The funding, allocated from the UNC System Office, is part of the legislature’s efforts to increase nursing degree completions by at least 50 percent.

The School of Nursing anticipates expanding enrollment in the bachelor of science nursing program by over 50 percent in two years. In addition to increases in the pre-licensure BSN program, the School’s new prelicensure master’s of science in nursing program is anticipated to welcome another 70 students during that same time. The SON anticipates starting the new program and enrollment in January 2025, pending NC Board of Nursing approval.

“With this anticipated enrollment of new students, the funding will also help us recruit and retain as many as 18 world renowned nursing faculty right here in Greensboro,” said UNCG School of Nursing Dean Debra Barksdale. “Academic advisors, coaches and other student support positions will also be hired to assist these new students earn their degrees in a timely fashion.”