SCC students graduate from innovative Nurse Aide program | Business

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Eighteen area students recently graduated from an innovative Nurse Aide 1 class at Southeastern Community College.

The program was the result of a partnership between the N.C. Community College System, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and a number of other agencies and businesses. Funded by a federal Personal and Home Care Aide State Training (PHCAST) grant, DHHS is working with the partners to address the workforce challenges and training needs of direct care workers in the state.

In addition to implementing a new curriculum, Southeastern also accelerated its Nurse Aide 1 schedule for the pilot project, allowing students to graduate in five weeks instead of the traditional eight weeks.

Pictured is Instructor Angela McDuffie (front left) along with area students who recently completed the training. They are (first row, from left) Orvia Cherry of Hallsboro, Cassadee Norris of Tabor City, Kourtney Kauffmann of Ocean Isle Beach, Sharie Stanley of Tabor City, Nicole Dowless of Whiteville, Kiana Francis of Tabor City, Channing Gore of Whiteville (second row) Anne Christopher Britt of Lumberton, Shaquetta Powell of Whiteville, Tara Godfrey of Lumberton, Cassie Britt of Chadbourn, Anna Tyree Gaskins of Tabor City(third row) Teresa Ward of Chadbourn, James C. Brooks of Whiteville, Sarah Nunez of Tabor City, Morgan Bunch of Chadbourn, Jessica Gray of Cerro Gordo and LaQuanda McAlister of Chadbourn.

For more information about the SCC Nurse Aide program, call (910) 642-7141, ext. 335 or visit www.sccnc.edu.