<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/COMMUNITY-TLC-NURSES.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-26832 size-medium" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/COMMUNITY-TLC-NURSES-e1451009232548-300x164.jpg" alt="COMMUNITY - TLC NURSES" width="300" height="164" /></a>The Technical College of the Lowcountry honored 33 associate degrees in nursing graduates at its December 17 pinning ceremony.

“We are so proud of these graduates for their perseverance and commitment to nursing excellence,” nursing program director Stephanie Lawson said. “The TCL nursing program in particular is rigorous but produces extremely qualified and successful graduates, giving them the confidence they need to walk proudly into the nursing field.”

In the last five years, more than 200 students have completed TCL’s associate degree in nursing program. 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.

The graduates are:

Dana L. Aiken, Lakeesha R. Bair, Deborah L. Bennett, Sierra N. Berg, Emily Bosco, Gwendolyn R. Caulder, Emery L. Cruz, Kaysey J. Dittman, Kimberly R. Ehret, Jamie L. Everett, Hannah L. Farley, Tiffany D. Ginn, Kylie D. Gratton, DeAngela L. Haynes, Charles D. Holley, Crystal N. Jackson, Gwendolyn C. Johnson, Rebecca D. Johnson, Tamika L. Johnson, Travis K. Kinard, Amanda S. Lemay, Lawanda “Beth” Long, Nathan M. Nowell, Alycia Nygaard, Keelin A. O’Sullivan, Sherri L. Rabon, Nikisha C. Ramsey, Lindsay K. Richardson, Michelle R. Roseberry, Leslie A. Sayers, Jennifer L. Slusne, Jennifer Bruce, and Michelle D. Young.