BACOLOD, Philippines – Enrollment in nursing schools in Bacolod have decreased every year since 2006.
The nursing department of the University of St. La Salle and Colegio San Agustin Bacolod had a total of 17 sections for first-year nursing students in 2006.
However, by 2010, new nursing enrollees only filled up 2 sections.
According to Bacolod school officials, the demand for nurses in the Philippines and abroad has also decreased.
The slipping demand also led to the trimming down of faculty in the nursing department.
The Commission on Higher Education said that nursing is one of 5 courses in the country with the most number of unemployed or underemployed graduates.
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