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Hundreds of nursing graduates could face an expensive return to the classroom after a California judge refused to give their college a legal shortcut around the state’s licensing dispute.

The ruling against Utah-based Nightingale College means graduates still face uncertainty over whether they’ll need another semester or more of clinical training before they can become l icensed nurses in California .

Sacramento Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto rejected the school’s request for immediate legal relief Friday, finding its arguments unlikely to prevail.

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In a photo provided by Nightingale College website, online nursing graduates face delays and potential repeated semesters after a judge ruled against the college.…