The Nursing Assistant program at Laredo Community College is offering a unique chance for students to “Make History” this fall.
New students are currently being sought for fall 2004 admission through August 19. Applications are available in Lopez Nursing Building, room 104.
The LCC Nursing Assistant Program is a 15 college credit hour certificate program which encourages students from various cultural and academic backgrounds to train for skills required to function effectively as a nursing assistant in community agencies such as nursing homes, hospitals, physician's offices, health departments and/or public school systems.
Instruction focuses on technical vocabulary development, communication skills, clerical practices, computation methods and basic sanitation and nursing procedures. Students participate in lectures, group discussions and clinical lab practices on campus and in a hospital setting. Students who complete the program are required to take the Texas Department of Human Services Certification examination in order to practice in the state.
Cost of the four-month program is more affordable to complete at LCC than at other schools.
"This is a significantly affordable learning experience when you consider that other schools with training programs are one-third costlier than the LCC program," says Dianna Miller, Dean of Health Sciences at LCC.
Established in 1995, the LCC Nursing Assistant program is a model program that has always maintained high passing rates on the certification exam. The student applicant must have a high school or GED diploma, and a reading level of 10.5 or higher.
For more information, contact the LCC Nursing Assistant program by calling 721-5255.
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