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Fall 2004 – Spring 2009 - Bunker Hill Community College

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2 0 0 8 <strong>–</strong> 2 0 0 9 b h c c f a c t b o o k<br />

c o l l e g e p r o f i l e<br />

Boston Welcome Back Center for Internationally Educated Nurses<br />

Mission<br />

Boston Welcome Back Center assists internationally educated nurses who earned their credentials outside of the United States to obtain<br />

state licensure so they can re-enter the nursing workforce in Massachusetts.<br />

Participants<br />

WBC has served 606 participants since October 26, 2005.<br />

New Continuing FY Total<br />

FY06 240 - 240<br />

FY07 135 218 353<br />

FY08 130 262 392<br />

FY09 101 288 389<br />

Total 606<br />

• 100% were nurses in their homelands<br />

• 100% are residents of Massachusetts<br />

• 100% are immigrants<br />

• 7% are refugees/asylees<br />

• 100% are bilingual or multi-lingual in English and their native languages/dialects<br />

Participants originated from 97 countries in the following geographic regions:<br />

• Caribbean 25%<br />

• Asia 23%<br />

• Africa 19%<br />

• Europe 18%<br />

• North/Central/South America 12%<br />

• Others 3%<br />

Top Ten Countries<br />

• Haiti 120<br />

• China 44<br />

• Brazil 38<br />

• Nigeria 25<br />

• Nepal 21<br />

• Russia 18<br />

• Philippines 16<br />

• Ukraine 16<br />

• South Korea 14<br />

• Ugunda 14<br />

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