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Students still crowding into area colleges health programs
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Nurse practitioner Juli Dyer, right, works with family nurse practitioner student Adrienne Haynes.
Health care was one of the few career fields that not only remained steady during the recent recession but experienced growth. And as jobs continue to be added to the industry, colleges and universities are racing to keep up with the demand from prospective students. “We get in the vicinity of 100 to 150 applications for 30 prime spots,” said Kim Hudson-Gallogly, department head for nursing at the University of North Georgia.