A prestigious tradition continues at the Laredo Job Corps Center, thanks to a recent graduating health occupations class that earned a perfect passing rate on the state exam for certified nursing assistants.
Nine graduates of the Health Occupations Technology program who took their state certification exam in October have passed, earning a 100 percent passing rate. The career training program is offered by the LJCC in partnership with Laredo Community College.
Diana Espinoza and David Hill, instructors of the Health Occupations Technology program at the LJCC, have good reason to be proud of the graduates’ accomplishment.
“We are so proud of our graduates’ accomplishment on the state exam because during the training they were dedicated to completing this program and afterwards, determined to achieve a perfect passing rate on the state certification exam, a tradition of excellence that has been achieved by past graduating classes since January 2002,” Espinoza said.
The graduates who passed the exam are Robert A. Benavides, Judit Chavez, Nydia Cisneros, Karla Garza, Edlin Hernandez, Eleonora Lopez-Portillo, Cynthia Martinez, John Olivarez and Jazmin E. Rangel.
Hill mentioned that all graduates already have enrolled for the spring 2006 semester at LCC, where they will pursue advanced certificate and degree studies in nursing or related careers.
Since its establishment in Laredo in 1980, LCC has been under contract to provide vocational instruction to students at the LJCC.
Students at the job corps center have the opportunity to study for an array of trades, including accounting, building and apartment maintenance, carpentry, clerical, electricity, food services, nurse aide, security/K-9 training and welding.
e training is open for young adults between the ages of 16 and 24, who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, meet income requirements and want to receive a quality education and training for a rewarding career.
Among the benefits job corps students receive are uniforms, bi-weekly allowance, bonus, childcare allowance, plus dental, medical and visual care.
For more information about joining the program, call 727-5147.
The facility is operated by the Career Systems Development Corporation for the United States Department of Labor.
Recent graduates of the Health Occupations Technology program of the Laredo Job Corps Center, in partnership with Laredo Community College, have achieved a 100 percent passing rate on the state exam for certified nursing assistants. They are, from left, seated, Edlin Hernandez, Cynthia Martinez, Yazmin E. Rangel, Nydia Cisneros, Karla Garza; standing, John Olivarez, Robert A. Benavides, Judit Chavez and Eleonora Lopez-Portillo.
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