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Partnership looks to increase nurse workforce
Cris Collingwood//November 8, 2023//
Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) and Cedar Crest College (CCC) are teaming up to boost the nursing workforce.
Through a memorandum of understanding, the two said they will provide financial support and guidance to students as early as high school throughout their educational career.
Students can enroll at LCCC to complete their associate degree, then transfer to Cedar Crest College for their bachelor’s degree, primarily for a career in nursing. Students considering other careers in a hospital setting, including business, human resource management and communications, will also be considered.
“This partnership agreement helps to ensure that students in our community will be able to pursue a college degree and enter into a career that is fulfilling, pays family sustaining wages and meets workforce needs in our area,” said LCCC President Dr. Ann D. Bieber. “Continuing to find innovative pathways for students to move from high school to college and into a career contributes to a vital community.”
Those pathways include:
- Allentown School District students enrolled in the Century Promise program who complete credit coursework at LCCC;
- High school graduates eligible for admission to LCCC;
- Students attending LCCC under the dual admission agreement with Cedar Crest or completing their nursing associate degree to transfer to Cedar Crest to earn their B.S.N.
- Adults returning to college to earn their first college degree;
- Veterans
Scholarships, grants and other funding will be offered.
“I am so proud to partner with Lehigh Carbon Community College to address the severe shortage of nurses in the Lehigh Valley,” said Cedar Crest College President Dr. Elizabeth Meade.
For information contact the Office of Admissions at LCCC at [email protected]; or the SAGE Admissions Office at Cedar Crest, [email protected].
