Gulf Coast State College now offers Bachelor of Science degree in nursing

Getting a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing just got easier.

Gulf Coast State College has announced that it will begin a 120-credit hour Bachelor of Science in nursing program this fall. 

This program will build on the College's existing Associate in Science nursing program and provide nursing students with added opportunities for career advancement and new job possibilities.

Gulf Coast State College said that community and student interest in the program has been extremely strong over the last few years since at present, there are no institutions in this region that confer the bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Support by local health care agencies, including those who provide clinical practice environments, has been overwhelmingly positive.

And Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation says there should be jobs for graduates.

They estimate there will be an annual average of 63 job openings for Registered Nurses in Workforce Region 4 through 2018.

The agency estimates that there were nearly 1500 Nursing jobs in the area in 2010, and projects that this will increase to nearly 1800 jobs by 2018.

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