
Kathy Farley
Nursing Instructor
Central Carolina Community College
Central Carolina Community College
Nursing Instructor
I educate nurses and prepare them to go into entry-level positions or on to bachelor's degrees.
I spend 60-70% of my time preparing to teach: putting together lesson plans, reading, researching, grading papers, etc. Another 5-10% is spent in meetings with colleagues, and then the final 20% of my time is actually spent in the classroom with my students.
Here's the first step for high school students
Depending on your financial situation, you can either go into a four-year bachelor's degree program, or into a two-year associate's program. If you're interested in nursing, you'll need to do a nurse's aide program (which lasts about three or four months) to make sure that you actually want to pursue a career in this industry.
"You're crazy to go back to school."