First Graduating Class of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Nurse Aide Program at SACA Tec Centro
(LANCASTER, Pa.) “ The nurse aide program on the Lancaster Campus of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, Central Pennsylvania Community College, will be graduating its first class from the Spanish American Civic Association (SACA) new training facility (Tec Centro) on May 21, 2014.
Tec Centro opened its doors to the Hispanic community on Feb. 6, 2014. The eight students enrolled in ºÚÁÏÉçÇø nurse aide training program began with the program prerequisite modules, including a customer service module provided by SACA and a 59-hour bilingual healthcare pre-course module taught by ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, on March 17, 2014, followed by the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Nurse Aide Program itself from April 24 to May 21, 2014.
Presentation of certificates of completion/graduation of the first ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Nurse Aide Program will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. at SACA Tec Centro, 102 Chester Street, Lancaster.Â
SACA is instrumental in helping the Hispanic population increase their job skills and obtain employment in today demanding market. A large part of SACA vision became reality after the Tec Centro building was renovated to house classrooms and space was provided for skills training programs via a collaboration with ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Workforce Development to offer programs such as nurse aide training, medical receptionist, culinary, construction and machine operator, among other future programs.Â
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Workforce Development has been collaborating with SACA for almost five years to bring bilingual skills training to the Lancaster Hispanic community.Â
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ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, Central Pennsylvania Community College, offers nearly 200 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to more than 20,000 students at five campuses in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York and through virtual learning. In addition, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø serves more than 29,000 students in noncredit workforce development, public safety, adult basic education and continuing education programs offered at all campuses and off-site locations in many communities in Central Pennsylvania. For more information about what ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has to offer, visit www.hacc.edu.
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