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The nationwide nursing shortage has been especially acute in California’s Central Valley. Now, Merced College is teaming up with clinical partners to double the number of slots available for students in its nursing program.

A unique, interactive haunted house experience opens Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Merced College Theater.

One transition all Merced College students must make during the Fall 2022 semester is embracing new Student Success Teams.

The Blue Devil Blitz is a simple idea with huge ambition.

Local students looking for training and education in agriculture and industrial technology fields have long looked to Merced College to find the next step on their journey. Now they have a new, state-of-the-art facility in which to learn and grow.

A new initiative promises to bring the San Joaquin Valley's agriculture industry into the future, with creative and innovative advancements in agricultural technology, engineering, and workforce training and education.

As the local hospitality industry continues to grow, Merced College is once again helping to prepare students for great jobs in hotels, restaurants and more.

From crafting cocktails to conflict resolution, the graduates of Merced College's Hospitality Career Academy learned the skills they need to get jobs in the industry and to better navigate professional and personal relationships.

One responsibility the pandemic has forced on educators is to rethink everything they do for students.One realization Merced College came to was that it's more adept at delivering an online education than it thought.

Merced College professors grabbed hold of the challenge to quickly turn the college into an online school as the pandemic began. Two years on, they haven't let go.