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Mount Marty College Nursing Program Gets a Boost

Mount Marty College Nursing Program Gets a Boost

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The expansion of the Avera Science and Nursing Center on the Mount Marty College Campus in Yankton will help attract more young people to careers in nursing. Avera Health made a one-million-dollar donation to the center this week.
Mount Marty Director of Nursing Diane Smith says the expanded center will give their students more learning opportunities…..

Smith says the need for skilled nursing is driving the changes in how they teach……

Smith says the science and nursing center will help them recruit more students interested in healthcare…..

The donation will help fund renovations to the ninety six hundred square foot on campus facility.

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