A West Virginia healthcare system has partnered with a junior college on a program aimed at addressing the shortage of nurses in the state. Mon Health System and West Virginia Junior College signed a letter of intent this week to launch a nursing education program. Mon Health nurses will serve as faculty and the students will have digital coursework as well as learning through work at the hospital. The Dominion Post reported the program plans to open enrollment in September and start its first class next April. West Virginia Junior College CEO Chad Callen said nursing shortages are at near crisis levels in some areas of the state.