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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>The Technical College of the Lowcountry recognized 11 associate degree nursing (ADN) graduates during its Dec. 10 pinning ceremony at the Beaufort Mather Campus.</p>
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<p>During the ceremony, 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.</p>
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<p>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 intense additional hands-on practice at clinical sites located throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.</p>
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<p>The graduates are Stacy Bajorek, Krystal Deitsch, Isabella Fallon, Sharonda Jenkins, Rashida Johnson, Kerri Jones, Kimberly Lunceford, Katy Sandoval, Brittany Shuman, Kayla Sikes and Nikole Wright.</p>
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<p>The Technical College of the Lowcountry is the region’s primary provider of higher education and workforce training. The public, two-year community college serves approximately 5,000 students annually.</p>
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<p>Visit www.tcl.edu/nursing to learn more about TCL’s nursing program.</p>
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