Neither is Ancient Greek. However, Bennett's Nursing Course is not a class in Spanish. It is a class in Nursing, in a tax-supported American institution. If the students cannot communicate in English, perhaps they should study nursing somewhere else.
BTW, Entry level Spanish is not that difficult to learn because it was designed that way. Think about it. You want to teach 16th C Incas, Mayas, Aztecs, Filipinos, etc. YOUR language in a hurry, you make it simple to follow simple orders and throw in "upon the pain of instant death." Voila. Spanish was the first European language to have standard grammar and spelling, and still has a "Tarzan-Jane" level for communicating with natives, which ain't gonna do you much good in biology or anatomy.
However, real Spanish as needed to study a technical subject is just as difficult and subtle as French, German, or Italian, and like them might take a few years to master well enough to study a subject like Nursing.
You might be suffering from "50s Think" when HS dummies were shunted into American HS Spanish. As a result, many a tourist with HS Spanish from the local high scrool has a hard time getting a glass of water in Spanish-speaking territory.
All of which is beside the point. School in English ... very important for "Americanizing" immigrants.
Speaking of "50s Think," Latin gives you a door to the romance languages. A nun told you that?
if its tax supported shouldn’t it be available in 72 languages??
:p
And no, I didn't go to a Catholic school. I did go to a private school though, where languages were required from grade 1 onward.
/johnny