FUTURE NURSES RECOGNIZED AT BLINN PINNING CEREMONY
Thirty-nine future nursing professionals were recognized with their nursing pins after completing Blinn College’s highly-regarded Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program.
The two-year program prepares students for a nursing career and for transfer into a bachelor degree program at a four-year university. Based at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Bryan, Blinn’s ADN Program has highly-qualified faculty who work closely with students in a simulated laboratory and in clinical settings.
The Fall 2015 graduating class includes: Jeni Ainsworth (Bryan), Monica Amos (Navasota), Stephanie Bondi (College Station), Macy Arrants (College Station), Brianna Baade (Bryan), De’Andrea Daniels (Caldwell), Chesla Douglas (Bryan), Ashley Eagle (Bryan), Jaclyn Foster (College Station), Dawn Candace Gersch (Giddings), Joshua Gibson (Cypress), Chelsea Haizlip (College Station), Angela Havard (Bryan), Jessica Herren (Wallis), Amanda Hines (Bryan), Haley Hollas (College Station), Katherine Houston (College Station), Jane Kalscheur (College Station), Brittany Klepper (Bryan), Jeffrey Knapik (College Station), Courtney Lee (College Station), Lisa Elizardo (College Station), Joshua Marion (Bryan), David McClung (Bryan), Emily Mrzlak (College Station), Alissa Nelms (College Station), Callee Norman (Caldwell), Katherine Oberhelman (College Station), Garrett Overley (College Station), Samantha Perry (Caldwell), Melanie Peterson (Bryan), Theresa Ratay (College Station), Amber Rawlinson (College Station), Laurie Riley (College Station), Briana Smith (College Station), Hilary Soderborg (Bryan), Mary Sullivan (Bryan), Teresa Tompkins (Brenham) and Meredyth Zoch (Bryan).
Nursing students spend at least two days per week in clinical rotations, in addition to lab and lecture time. Most students spend 15 to 24 hours each week in scheduled program activities and 30 hours or more per week for study and preparation.
Students who complete the program and pass the National Council Licensure Examination have a job placement rate between 97 to 100 percent and are qualified for a wide array of nursing positions, including pediatric, geriatric, hospice, school and clinical nursing. New graduates can expect to earn over $52,000 per year. Blinn’s pass rates are routinely above state and national averages.
“Each of these students are hardworking nurses who will make a difference in the future of healthcare,” said ADN director Michael Hutton. “I am proud to work with an exceptional faculty in graduating confident, competent, caring, critically-thinking, professional nursing students.”
Prospective students interested in enrolling can participate information sessions taking place the first week every month. Each information session will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M Health Science Center campus located at 8441 State Highway 47 in Bryan. To register, visit: www.blinn.edu/twe/adn/info_session.php.
In addition to associate degree nursing, Blinn’s Division of Health Sciences offers dental hygiene, emergency medical services, physical therapist assistant, radiologic technology, fire science, therapeutics manufacturing, veterinary technology and vocational nursing programs designed to train students for high-demand professions.
