Stanislaus State gets more than $3M to expand Stockton campus nursing program
Stanislaus State University has been awarded two grants to expand the nursing program at its Stockton campus. It’s getting $2.5 million from the Health Plan of San Joaquin and $817,141 from Health Net.
The $2.5 million will go toward simulation training laboratories and clinical skills labs, while the smaller grant will go toward the Health Net High-Fidelity Simulation Suite, which “will allow students to practice complex patient-care scenarios,” according to a press release.
“The Stockton Campus is rapidly emerging as a hub for educating the next generation of health and human services professionals in the Northern San Joaquin Valley,” Stockton campus Dean Sarah Sweitzer said in the release. “At a time when our region faces significant health care workforce shortages, we are looking to grow local and train local.”
The Health Plan of San Joaquin grant is meant to “support regional health workforce development and expand the number of” nurses with bachelor’s degrees serving in the San Joaquin Valley.
“By strengthening clinical training in an underserved region such as ours, Health Plan of San Joaquin’s partnership will ensure high-quality care for families throughout the Central Valley,” Stanislaus State President Britt Rios-Ellis stated in the press release. “This vital program will guarantee that nurses and other health care professionals can train here, graduate, and serve our beloved Central Valley.”
These facilities are expected to train about 300 nursing students and will be available for educational visits from K-12 students exploring careers in healthcare.
The baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in nursing at Stanislaus State are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, according to www.csustan.edu/nursing.
This story was originally published March 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM.
