January 16, 2004

For-Profit Colleges Rush to Fill Nursing Gap

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL

Traditional colleges have been slow to meet the growing demand for health-care training

Officials of South University, a proprietary-college system based in Savannah, Ga., took a calculated risk five years ago. At a time when nursing programs at many traditional colleges were struggling to attract students, South figured that it could profitably enter the field of nursing education.

The financial commitment was considerable, although company officials decline to specify the

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