The city of Chicago is helping train people to fill nursing jobs with the assistance of a city college program, according to a press release.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman with City Colleges of Chicago launched "College to Careers", the new program that allows students the chance to apply for 50 openings at the College of Nursing with the University of Illinois at Chicago. The initiative encourages innovative approaches to help regional students' preparation for industries that are forecast to have high growth.
"Through College to Careers, industry leaders are providing insight into what’s needed for the jobs of tomorrow, so we can prepare our students today," the mayor said. "From pre-k to college, we are preparing Chicago's students to succeed with a full education."
The next decade is forecast to see the development of 84,000 healthcare jobs, 15,000 of which will be nursing, the press release states.
Opportunities are available for nurses who are equipped with associate degrees, which City Colleges of Chicago offers. But demands for more educated nurses are rearing and pushing them toward pursuit of bachelor's degrees.