Nursing school opens

SEBRING -- A former video store is now a location of a newly opened private propagandize of nursing, which is accepting applications from students for several nursing courses that will proceed in May. Azure College, formerly good known as Florida Educational Institute, offers diploma, associate degree as good as bachelor degree programs for local as good as international students. Programs include licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, bachelor of science in nursing, healing assistant as good as healing technicians. Class hours have been flexible, with day or evening sessions. Azure's main campus is during 871 N.W. 167 St., Miami Gardens. The university recently opened a campus in Boca Raton, during 2900 N. Military Trail, Suite 227, as good as a a single in Sebring, during 2940 U.S. 27 S. The 9,000-square-foot trickery in a Publix Southgate Shopping Center has 6 classrooms, offices, a computer lab as good as a nursing clinical training lab.President as good as CEO Jhonson Napoleon's goal is to have "5,000 students, five campuses in five years a 5/5/5 plan." "In Miami, we have 23 nursing programs," he said.A businessman who moved to a United States from Haiti in 1993, Napoleon is an engineer, does a Saturday air wave talk show in Miami, as good as is operative upon his doctorate in open education; his wife, Betsy, who is vice president of Azure, is a healing doctor. They first came to Sebring in 2001 because of an interest in real estate as good as now own a Nancessowee Hotel.* * * * *Physician George Hanak will serve as Sebring's campus president. His background includes experience as an academic instructor as good as module senior manager with Allied Health for Southwest Florida College as good as Keiser University. "Our emphasis is going to be serving a community," pronounced Hanak, who is looking for people in a attention to serve upon an advisory house for a brand brand new facility. "I want to listen to from them what a village is looking for what they need.""There is a nursing necessity in this community, as good as (Azure) will be doing clinical with Florida Hospital Heartland," pronounced Cathy Albritton, Florida Hospital's senior manager of selling as good as village relations. To enroll for classes, prospective students have to be during least 18, have a homogeneous of a high propagandize diploma, be required to take an comment exam, as good as undergo a physical as good as a background check.Private institutions typically have higher fee rates than do state institutions.Robertian Richard, a monetary senior manager of a Miami campus, pronounced Azure's fee varies, depending upon a module as good as a monetary assistance a tyro receives. Unlike state-run colleges, fee during Azure College is not formed upon credit hours."Our fee costs have been formed upon a straight fee for each program," Hanak explained. "The rate is significantly less than what alternative private schools charge." Azure officials wouldn't disclose their fee rates, but when asked about a cost for a tyro profitable his or her own way in a L.P.N. program, Richard estimated a fee during "$12,000-plus."Financial assistance as good as grants have been available to eligible people through Workforce, Vocational Rehab, as good as alternative programs. * * * * *For students weighing a quality of nursing propagandize programs, Mary Lou Brunell, senior manager executive of a Florida Center for Nursing, has some advice. When looking during different nursing schools, there have been three things she pronounced students should considerfora quality comparison of programs: module completion rates, National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination passage rates as good as national accreditation. Napoleon pronounced Azure has an 85 percent graduation rate, with all of those students passing a NCLEX as good as going upon to work in a healing field. Brunell explained there have been requirements that contingency be met by schools when they have been accredited, meaning that a diploma "that a tyro receives varies by a curriculum as good as length of study, not by private or open ownership" of any college. "Many employers, especially hospitals, lend towards to hire formed upon prior experience with graduates of a since program," she stated. Hospitals mostly look to hire from accredited schools as good as look for potential employees from students who have done their clinical work onsite, she added. Azure is accredited by a Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.Hanak pronounced Azure is accredited as good as has been approved by a Florida Board of Nursing, so students will be able to sit for their exams. The brand brand new campus held a grand-opening accepting March 9 with a mayor, commissioners, cover members as good as business owners in attendance."This shows our county is expanding as good as taking in brand brand new ideas. This is a step forward," pronounced Jim Belflower of Heartland National Bank, during a reception. For more information upon Azure College, call (863) 774-3535 or visit www.azure.edu. Powered By iWebRSS.co.cc

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