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Center for Training and Development honors latest Practical Nursing graduates, June 21

June 20, 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, six students, will receive their certificates at the Practical Nurse Pinning Ceremony at 4 p.m., June 21, 2012, at Desert Vista Campus. For a list of student names, instructors and administrators, see the program for the ceremony.

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.

  • What: PCC Center for Training and Development’s Practical Nurse Pinning Ceremony
  • When: 4 p.m., June 21, 2012
  • Where: Cafeteria, Desert Vista Campus, 5901 S. Calle Santa Cruz
  • Details: Six graduates; ceremony includes a candle-lighting and recitation of the Nightingale Pledge
  • Info: 520-206-5100; Center for Training and Development Web page

CONTACT:
C.J. Karamargin
Vice Chancellor for Public Information and Government Relations
(520) 206-4850
ckaramargin@pima.edu