Colleges respond to demand for more nurses through partnership for four-year degree

MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) – The coronavirus has put increasing demands on the health care industry in the past several months. This comes as the Administrators of Nursing Education of Wisconsin predicts a shortage of 27,000 nurses in the state in the next 20 years.Two colleges are trying to address those concerns with new options for nursing education.Theresa Mabry will finish her nursing degree from NWTC Marinette in May, eager to begin her second career.“I actually was in the banking industry for 19 years and started this program last January,” says Mabry. “The kids are grown and I’ve always had an interest in health care, and the opportunity at NWTC presented itself, so I jumped in.”

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