From staff reports
The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently recognized 22 associate degree nursing (ADN) graduates and eight associate degree physical therapist assistant (PTA) graduates during its May 8 pinning ceremonies held at the Beaufort Mather Campus in Beaufort.
During the morning pinning ceremony for nursing students, graduates received their pins and lamps, a nod to Florence Nightingale who carried a lamp to light her path as she cared for the sick and dying soldiers during the Crimean War. TCL’s two-year ADN program prepares graduates to practice as registered nurses.
Students experience on-campus learning using high-tech simulation equipment and receive additional hands-on practice at clinical sites throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.
During the afternoon pinning ceremony for physical therapist assistant students, graduates received their pins and were recognized for their hard work completing the 69 credit-hour program, which includes general education, science and PTA courses taught on site and in a variety of off-campus laboratory and clinical sites throughout the Lowcountry.
This rigorous coursework qualifies students to apply to take the National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapist Assistants (NPTE) exam. Upon passing the exam and graduating, students can become licensed to go to work in the Lowcountry or beyond.
