By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica College has received a $1 million grant to ensure nursing students will complete their difficult programs and state licensing exam.
The grant money came from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nurse education initiative, which awarded 19 California community colleges $30 million in total.
The money will be used to offer the students tutoring, counseling and a nursing education specialist who can assist students in classes and labs, said Ida Danzey, assistant dean of health sciences.
About 88 percent of the students who complete the program pass the state licensing exam, according to school officials. Tennis anyone?
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 3, 2005. Read the original PDF.