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Cuyahoga Community College drops nursing associate program with YSU
Jumal Brown, Jambar Contributor
Issue date: 11/27/07 Section: News
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After sophomore Allison Ware received a letter in the mail informing her that the associate nursing program she was enrolled in was being canceled before the fall semester, she was confused as to how something like this could happen.
"I was under the impression that I wasn't going to be affected," Ware said.
It was even more crucial because it's going to take time for Ware to apply and then be accepted into other programs offering a nursing associate. Ware couldn't understand why Cuyahoga Community College pulled out so abruptly, and wondered if funding had something to do with it.
Youngstown State University's last nursing associate class was accepted in 1987, and graduated in 1989. Cuyahoga Community College had recently collaborated with Youngstown State University to serve as a base for the online associate nursing program offering the specialized fields of clinical nurse specialist, chronic illness care, school nurse and nurse anesthetist.
"We have been very fortunate in regards to funding, when compared to the nursing shortage across the rest of Northeast Ohio," said Patricia Hoyson, chairperson and associate professor of the nursing department.
Hoyson did not foresee any immediate concerns when it came to funding within the nursing department.
"We are doing just fine when it comes to this matter," said Hoyson.
John Yemma, dean of health and human services, also expressed that funding was not an issue.
"We could always use more funding, but it's adequate to run the nursing program efficiently," he said.
Ware felt that going for an associate would be more beneficial and faster for her. Her aunt had advised her that if she went for her associate first, that she could always go back to finish, but she would have a good job to help support her.
"But now everything is kind of backed up, and I'm on a waiting list all over again," she said.
For now she is taking classes at YSU to keep her GPA at an acceptable average.
Cuyahoga Community College felt that they weren't getting enough student applications to justify the program, said Yemma. YSU is going through all the mechanisms of instituting a two-year nursing associate program.
The accreditation process should be developing in the spring, so that the program can be presented to students in September. YSU's two-year program will be offering the same specialized areas that were offered by Cuyahoga Community College.
"I was under the impression that I wasn't going to be affected," Ware said.
It was even more crucial because it's going to take time for Ware to apply and then be accepted into other programs offering a nursing associate. Ware couldn't understand why Cuyahoga Community College pulled out so abruptly, and wondered if funding had something to do with it.
Youngstown State University's last nursing associate class was accepted in 1987, and graduated in 1989. Cuyahoga Community College had recently collaborated with Youngstown State University to serve as a base for the online associate nursing program offering the specialized fields of clinical nurse specialist, chronic illness care, school nurse and nurse anesthetist.
"We have been very fortunate in regards to funding, when compared to the nursing shortage across the rest of Northeast Ohio," said Patricia Hoyson, chairperson and associate professor of the nursing department.
Hoyson did not foresee any immediate concerns when it came to funding within the nursing department.
"We are doing just fine when it comes to this matter," said Hoyson.
John Yemma, dean of health and human services, also expressed that funding was not an issue.
"We could always use more funding, but it's adequate to run the nursing program efficiently," he said.
Ware felt that going for an associate would be more beneficial and faster for her. Her aunt had advised her that if she went for her associate first, that she could always go back to finish, but she would have a good job to help support her.
"But now everything is kind of backed up, and I'm on a waiting list all over again," she said.
For now she is taking classes at YSU to keep her GPA at an acceptable average.
Cuyahoga Community College felt that they weren't getting enough student applications to justify the program, said Yemma. YSU is going through all the mechanisms of instituting a two-year nursing associate program.
The accreditation process should be developing in the spring, so that the program can be presented to students in September. YSU's two-year program will be offering the same specialized areas that were offered by Cuyahoga Community College.
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