{"id":2746,"date":"2017-08-15T13:13:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T19:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?page_id=2746"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:25:49","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/rnsg\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561127079963{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #003366 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;nav-column&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Future Students<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;529&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTVCY3NzbWVudW1ha2VycHJvJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNzQyOSUyMiU1RCUwOQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; 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