PCC’s Center for Training and Development Honors Latest Practical Nursing Graduates, April 12
April 11, 2012
Tucson, AZ – PCC's Center for Training and Development will honor its latest class of students to earn certificates in the high-demand profession of Practical Nursing.
A small group, seven students, will receive their certificates at the Practical Nurse Pinning Ceremony at 4 p.m., April 12, 2012, in the Cafeteria at Desert Vista Campus, 5901 S. Calle Santa Cruz. As part of the ceremony, there will be a candle-lighting and recitation of the Nightingale Pledge. For a list of student names, instructors and administrators, see the Pinning Ceremony Program.
CTD has five Practical Nurse Pinning ceremonies each calendar year, with a half dozen to approximately 20 graduates in each group. The program is approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. The graduates are eligible to take state and national licensing exams.
In 2010, the median annual pay nationally for LPNs was $40,380, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BOLS).
Among CTD’s nearly two dozen clock-hour certificate programs, it offers in Nursing Assistant and Practical Nurse training, as well as a refresher for Registered Nurses. PCC also offers a Practical Nurse certificate, as well as a Licensed Practical Nurse certificate exit option in its Associate of Applied Science degree program at West Campus.
According to the BOLS, employment of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses is expected to grow 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. Factors in the growing demand are the aging U.S. population leading to an increased overall need for healthcare. LPNs are employed in such healthcare settings as hospitals, physicians’ offices and outpatient clinics, as well as in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, where demand especially is expected to rise.
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C.J. Karamargin
Vice Chancellor for Public Information and Government Relations
(520) 206-4850
ckaramargin@pima.edu