California Nursing and Healthcare Schools

The state of California is one of the most populated states in this country. The states fast growing population has considerably increased and will continue to progressively grow at an accelerated rate. California already has a huge demand for Professional health care workers and this problem will consistently increase due to the inpouring of immigrants from Mexico and other remote areas. Our goal is to promote the health and well being of a growing and increasingly diverse generation.

Qualified, Trained Professional Nurses and other Professional Health Care Providers are severely needed to help provide quality care to all the residents in California. There is a tremendous shortage of health care workers in the state of California and this issue must be addressed! Currently more than 40 % of health care jobs are vacant in California and this number will continue to rise. By hiring qualified individuals to fill these positions, California can overcome this serious problem and bring some absolution to the states community health care concerns.

The California Health Care Association and the California Registered Nurses Association has reported that California has the lowest ratio of Registered Nurses of any state in the country. California recently enacted a law mandating specific ratio of nurses to patients. Nurses are required to spend 3.2 hours a day with nursing home patients; this has created even more shortages in health care workers among the state especially in the field of nursing and in nursing home facilities...

Attempting to fix the health care solution in California must start with education and training to build and recruit more individuals into the health care fields. Governor Schwarzenegger introduced the California Nurses Education Initiative to help fund training in these necessary health care fields. There is currently 90 million dollars contributed to assisting health care employers, employees, facilities, educators and universities to expand nursing education and recruiting quality instructors.

Salaries are competitive in all areas of the health care fields in California. Factors such as experience, location, facilities and other issues can determine the variance of income. Currently job openings per year in the areas of health care are exceedingly great.

Licensed Practicing Nurse - 2,290 positions are available each year in present facilities and this demand is expected to increase by 20.9% in the next 5 years alone. LPN=s average salary is $43,990 at entry level.

Registered Nurses - Over 10,000 new positions are available each year and these numbers are expected to increase by 26.4 percent over the next 5 years, with an average salary of $71,927.

Technologist - Over 500 positions per year with an expected increase of 22.3% with an average salary of $44,492.

Public Health Social Work - Has over 400 job openings per year with an expected increase of 22% over a 5 year period, and an average salary of $52,229.

Qualified, trained professional nurses and other health care workers are severely needed to help provide quality care to all the residents in California!

Campus Based	American Career College - Located in Los Angeles, California and offers campus based programs for the following subjects: Dental Assistant Massage Therapy Health Claims Examiner/Medical Billing Medical Assistant Optical Dispensing Pharmacy Technician Surgical Technology
Campus Based	Argosy University - With campuses in at least major cities across the nation, including Orange county and San Francisco, Argosy offers many healthcare diploma a degree opportunities. Associate of Science in Radiation Therapy Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene Associate of Applied Science in Radiological Technology Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology Master of Arts in Community Counseling Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy
Online	Walden University - Students gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their choice of professional study, while maintaining their current workload and family life.. RN to MSN BSN to MSN MS in Mental Health Counseling Master of Public Health Ph.D. in Health Services Ph.D. in Public Health M.S. in Psychology Ph.D. in Psychology
Campus Based	Concorde Career College - has locations in Garden Grove, North Hollywood, and San Bernadino, California. They offer degree and diploma programs in the following areas of study: A.S. in Respiratory Therapy Advanced Respiratory Therapy Dental Assistant Massage Therapy Medical Administrative Assistant Medical Assistant Surgical Technology Vocational Nursing
Campus Based	Newbridge College - has a campus in both Long Beach and Santa Ana, California. They offer campus-based programs for the following areas of study: Medical Assistant Medical Laboratory Technician Medical Office Administration Surgical Technology Ultrasound (Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
Online	The College Network - Offers a wide variety of online nursing classes that are available to you from anywhere in the United States. LPN to A.S. in Nursing LPN to BS in Nursing RN to BS in Nursing Diploma/Foreign Trained RN to BSN RN to MS in Nursing MS in Nursing (MSN)