Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California faces a severe shortage of nurses as thousands of applicants vie for limited seats. Nursing faculty are ...