RN-to-BSN bridge programs enable licensed registered nurses with associate degrees in nursing (ADNs) to earn their bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) in an accelerated time frame.

RegisteredNursing.org recently named Cal State Bakersfield’s Nursing Department No. 3 on its 2020 Best Online Registered Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs in California.

The number of nursing students enrolling in high-priced private programs has nearly doubled over the past 10 years as the state’s public universities have stagnated in growth.

On October 5, a committee of the California Board of Registered Nursing will vote to recommend to the full board whether to limit enrollment at many of the state’s nursing colleges and universities.

California State University, Bakersfield, has unveiled a state-of-the-art simulation lab designed to enhance the education of students in its highly regarded ...

California is also producing fewer nurses. Public registered nursing education programs, including city colleges and the California state system, had to decrease enrollments, skip cohorts and reduce ...

According to the California Board of Registered Nursing, in 2021 nearly 64,300 students applied for just 16,600 spots in associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree nursing programs.