The Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) recognized 20 associate degree nursing (ADN) graduates during its April 28th 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 located throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.
“In fact, the overwhelming majority of graduates then go on to work in many of those same clinical sites right here in the Lowcountry,” said nursing instructor Ashley Turbeville.
“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:
Jessica Leaky
Kennedy Farrell
Blaine Alexander
Amber Aycock
Dean Smith
Becca Simonsen
Aureona Palmer
Mickayla Daise
Crystal Gill
Sabrina Holmes
Haleigh Dorch
Charlene Boggs
Julia Lingwall
Amanda Walrad
Brooke White
Madeline Hitchens
Jenny Schuman
Ally Brannon
Laura Lewis
Sandra Yuen (not pictured)
Congratulations to the new TCL nursing graduates, and thank you for selecting a career that will help others in our community.
About TCL
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. TCL has campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and Hampton and serves Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. A fourth campus at the Culinary Institute of the South is set to officially open in November.
