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BRN committee puts Merritt College nursing program on warning with intent to revoke after program director vacancy
Summary
The Board of Registered NursingEducation and Licensing Committee voted to recommend placing Merritt College—s associate degree nursing program on warning status with intent to revoke after finding persistent noncompliance and learning the program will have no program director as of July 1.
The Education and Licensing Committee of the California Board of Registered Nursing on June 17 recommended placing Merritt College—s associate degree nursing program on warning status with intent to revoke after finding longstanding noncompliance and learning the program will lack a program director as of July 1, 2025.
Committee Chair Jovita Dominguez said the program has been in noncompliance for more than two years and that recent submissions show minimal progress. The committee—s supervising nursing education consultant, Mary Anne McCarthy, told members that the program—s assistant director left effective May 30 and the program director is scheduled to retire June 30, leaving the program without either role on July 1.
The committee summarized why the item matters: without a program director the board cannot allow a program to continue…
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