Northeast Ohio Faculty Shortage

• In 2005, the National League for Nursing estimated that 32,617 qualified nursing student applicants were turned away nationwide due to insufficient faculty, clinical placement sites, and classroom space.
  
• According to a special AACN survey, 66.6% of baccalaureate schools have vacancies or need additional faculty.
  
• 78% of Ohio nursing schools report the need for additional faculty.
  
• 23 of the 60 RN programs expanded their programs during the 2005-2006 academic year, which created an additional 683 seats.
  
• The primary challenge the professional (RN) programs face is the need for additional faculty and additional clinical placement.
  
• RN programs lost 85 faculty members in the 2005-2006 academic year.
  
• Over the next five years, an anticipated 168 faculty will retire.
  

Ohio Nursing School Enrollment

RN Enrollment	Northeast Ohio	Ohio
Available Seats	2618	9826
Seats Filled	2527	9769
Capacity	97%	99.4%
Students Denied	1474	7414