The Nursing Community Coalition
Includes 64 members organizations that are the cross section of education, practice, research, and regulation within the nursing profession. With over four and a half million licensed Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), and nursing students, the profession embodies the drive and passion to continually improve care for patients, families, and communities. We believe that the healthcare delivery system should be one that promotes wellness, advances research through scientific discovery, and provides timely access to care across the continuum.
NCC Sends Letter to Department of Education on Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill
Fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the U.S. Department of Education, urging the Department’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee to explicitly include post-baccalaureate nursing programs in the regulatory definition of “professional degree programs” when implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
NCC Submits Written Comments to Department of Education on Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill
Fifty-six members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Education urging them to consider the needs of our current and future nurses when implementing H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill. In particular, the NCC requests that the Department classify post-baccalaureate nursing programs under “professional” degree programs.
NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Top Appropriations and Legislative Priorities
As we near the end of the August recess and look to the fall, sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed onto a letter to all members of Congress, urging them to take action on top appropriations and legislative priorities that impact nursing education, workforce, and research.