LCC graduates 18 nurses
The area healthcare industry received a boost this month when 18 students at Laredo Community College graduated from the two-year Associate Degree Nursing program.
A special pinning and graduation ceremony honored the students, who lit candles and recited the health professional covenant after receiving their nursing pins. The traditional ceremony was held on Thursday, May 12, in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater.
Master of ceremonies was Jose Luis Santos, instructor. Jerry Soto and Ana Gabriela Cuellar were the student speakers.
During the ceremony, student achievement was recognized with the presentation of the Mary Alice Lopez Award to Maria E. Vivanco and the Merit Award to Rosa Isela Casas.
Graduates for the Associate Degree in Nursing are: Eva F. Alvarado, Silvia Arce, Vanessa Y. Cadena, Rosa Isela Casas, Ana Gabriela Cuellar, Elsa Angelica Dominguez, Gustavo Sergio Gonzalez Jr., Monica Lizeth Martinez, Elena A. Peña, Jesús Orlando Peña, Simon Pedro Peralta, Jessica Lee Perez, Ana Laura Rodríguez, Kris Lugo Saldaña, Corina Serna, Jerry Soto and Maria E. Vivanco.
The Associate Degree Nursing Program at LCC is fully accredited by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
The Associate Degree Nursing program at LCC prepares graduates for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). Students implement the nursing process with client care in a structured health care setting. The students participate in hands-on clinical experience at the two local hospitals and at other sites throughout the community.
The college is currently accepting applications from prospective students for fall 2005 admission to the ADN program. Applications are available at the LCC ADN Office, located in Lopez Nursing Building, room 126. Admission is competitive and based on specific admission criteria. The deadline to submit applications for fall 2005 admission is Thursday, May 26, by 5 p.m.
For more information about the Associate Degree Nursing Program at LCC, call 721-5252.
Student achievement was lauded by Laredo Community College during the annual Pinning and Graduation ceremony for the May 2005 graduating class of the Associate Degree Nursing program. From left, Eva F. Alvarado, Silvia Arce, Vanessa Y. Cadena and Rosa Isela Casas recite the health professional covenant as part of the traditional pinning activities.
The sight of 18 Laredo Community College students who completed the Associate Degree Nursing program was encouraging news for the region’s healthcare industry. Graduates and faculty members pose for a photo in front of the Martinez Fine Arts Center.
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