Gresham
Mt. Hood Community College plans to use a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to
start a practical nursing program, pending approval in April.
The $350,000 grant would be used to cover planning and
development and the first year of operational costs for the new
program. Administrators forecast that if the program were
approved, it would host about 24 students during the first
year. “We want to graduate licensed practical nurses so
they stay in the long-term care field,” says Linda
Fleshman, director and instructor of the practical nurse
program.
