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Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – August 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve. Advocacy & Engagament NCC Sends Letter Urging [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – August 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve. Advocacy & Engagament NCC Urges Senate Homeland [...]

Federal Graduate Loan Limits Update: Litigation and Congressional Action

The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) continues to monitor federal actions that could significantly affect access to advanced nursing education. OADN is an Organizational Affiliate of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and supports efforts to ensure that nursing is appropriately recognized as a professional degree and that students pursuing advanced nursing education maintain access [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – July 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve. Advocacy & Engagament NCC Letter and Statement [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – June 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve. Advocacy & Engagament NCC Sends Letter to [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – May 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve.   Advocacy & Engagament NCC Thanks Congress [...]

OADN Endorses Bipartisan Nursing is a Professional Degree Act

“Titles and classifications do not define the profession....our actions do.”   Dear Colleagues, Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released its final rule regarding federal student loan repayment and borrowing limits. The rule classifies post-baccalaureate nursing programs as “graduate degrees” rather than “professional degrees,” resulting in lower federal loan caps for nurses pursuing advanced [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – April 2026: US Dept. of Ed Releases Final Rule Excluding Nursing From Professional-Level Student Loan Financing

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve.   🚨Breaking News  Department of Education Releases [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – March 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve.   Advocacy & Engagement    102 Representatives [...]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – February 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve.   Advocacy & Engagement  NCC Sends Letter [...]