From staff reports
The Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) recognized 18 associate degree nursing (ADN) graduates during its December 8 pinning ceremony at the Beaufort Mather Campus.
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.
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 throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.
Most graduates then go on to work in many of those same clinical sites right here in the Lowcountry, nursing instructor Ashley Turbeville said in a release.
“Our graduates are entering the workforce to fill much-needed critical nursing positions,” she said. “While we will see many of them working in traditional hospital settings, we will also see our graduates exploring employment opportunities in various outpatient roles.”
Regardless of where they go to work, TCL nurses are dedicated and “passionate about improving access to healthcare,” Turbeville said.
The graduates are Jennifer Adomat, Sarah Antalek, Aylesia Baase, Michael Brim, Jessica Britt, Russel Carpio Castro, Irene Carrion, Latanya Cuyler, Erin Drew, Katie Foskey, Alicia Heidacher, Jessica Hein, Brayden Lowther, Savannah Mullen, Valerie Nemes, Stephanie Shaw, Stephanie Singleton and Doralynn Whited.
The Technical College of the Lowcountry is the region’s primary provider of higher education and workforce training. The public, two-year, multi-campus community college serves approximately 5,000 students annually.
TCL has campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and Hampton and serves Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. For more information, visit www.tcl.edu.
