Curtin remote study brings health degrees to the region

Pilbara students can now study health science-based degrees locally after Curtin University expanded its learning facilities to the Pilbara.

South Hedland nursing student Jessica Harvie said she believed she could achieve anything she put her mind to after being selected to study a degree in registered nursing externally through the university.

Ms Harvie is one of four enrolled nursing graduates from the Pilbara Institute to be selected for the higher education opportunity.

Pilbara Institute managing director Marlene Boundy said the degree could be completed in South Hedland using a state-of-the-art learning facility.

The students will also plug into live classes at Curtin's Bentley campus, providing opportunities for them to connect with like-minded students studying the same degree.

"Partnership arrangements like (the one between Pilbara Institute and Curtin University) provide improved options locally to residents of the Pilbara to access higher education," Ms Boundy said.