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Board approves multiple vocational nursing and psychiatric technician program requests; one school withdraws VN admission request
Summary
The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians approved NEC recommendations on multiple program admission requests and compliance actions on Nov. 22, 2024; Smith Chason College withdrew its request to admit a new VN cohort, citing a strategic shift to degree programs.
The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians on Nov. 22 approved a series of program recommendations from its Nursing Education Consultants (NEC), adopting motions by roll-call vote.
Board members unanimously approved the minutes from the Aug. 16 meeting and ratified executive officer program decisions for Sept. 3–Oct. 1, 2024. The board then considered program-specific items brought by the NECs.
Career Care Institute (Oxnard) — NEC staff recommended approval for a full-time Vocational Nursing class of 20 students to begin Dec. 9, 2025, and the board carried the NEC recommendation by roll-call vote. Cypress College’s psychiatric technician program was approved to admit 20 students starting Jan. 7, 2025 after program representatives described program improvements and staffing changes. Summit College San…
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