The new center will allow them to increase their nursing program from 40 to 120 students
) - The Mobile City Council approved their part of an agreement to help fund Spring Hill College’s new Health and Science Innovation Center.
It’s an agreement that’ll see the city council and the county commission each contribute $250,000 a year for the next three years to go towards the project. while also increasing enrollment in their pre-med and health sciences program. Spring Hill College says an economic impact study shows just how beneficial this project is for everyone.
“For the city it’s a net benefit $11.7 million and a payback of 1.3 years and something even better for the county,” said Spring Hill College President Dr. Mary Van Brunt. “We’re so excited for the partnership our ability now to contribute the workforce.” Van Brunt says they’ll start demolishing one of their old buildings to make way for the new center in the next month or so.MPD: 6 people shot in area of Paper Mill Road early Sunday, including one juvenileMobile police officer seen on patrol after being assigned to two-person unit due to multiple crashesMobile man pleads guilty to federal charges in alleged murder-for-hire scheme
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