Nursing programs at Mercer University are getting a boost of $430,000 federal dollars. (photo-Medill DC)
The private Georgia college received a $413,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a loan program aimed at helping registered nurses get a graduate education so they can teach.
Borrowers can have up to 85 percent of their loans forgiven if they work as a nursing faculty member for four years after graduation.
The loan program has received more than $2 million in federal grants since 2004.
The college also got an $18,000 grant for a training program for nurses.
