The
state Higher Education Policy Commission approved rules for a nursing
scholarship program at its meeting Friday. The program was revamped in a bill
passed earlier this year by the state legislature.
State
Higher Education Chancellor Dr. Paul Hill said other groups had been overseeing
the program but there was agreement to allow the HEPC to handle it because it
operates similar scholarship programs.
“It
was decided that we could efficiently run that program because we run lots of
other scholarship programs. It’s just something we had expertise in,” Hill said
Friday.
Those
students who apply can receive anywhere from $1,000 to $15,000 scholarship
awards with an agreement to practice in hospitals and other health-care
facilities in the state from 1-2 years.
The
HEPC also approved an engineering management program for Bluefield State
College at Friday’s meeting.
