Fall 2004 – Spring 2009 - Bunker Hill Community College
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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