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Monday, January 21, 2008
Online Learning Distance Education Offers Solution to Nursing Shortage - Raleigh News and Observer
Although Cathleen Schneider wanted to become a registered nurse for many of the 27 years she spent as an LPN, family obligations and the commitment to her job didn't allow her to enroll in a traditional college nursing program. Schneider, of Cape Coral, Fla., is part of a growing population of adults using online learning distance education to become RNs. Studies on college level distance learning published by the U.S. Department of Education found that student enrollment has more than doubled every three years since 1994-95. "I am finally an RN," said Schneider. "And, I couldn't have done it any other way."
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