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Associate degree - nursing and practical nursing students were honored during a special ceremony at Northeast Community College last week that included the presentation of their diplomas. In addition, the tradition of nursing students receiving their pins from family members or a close friend who has helped them along their journey was part of the ceremony. There were 35 associate degrees in nursing and 41 diplomas in practical nursing awarded on Friday, May 10. Area residents participating in...
The 51st Commencement of Northeast Community College took place on Friday, May 10, in the Cox Activities Center on the Norfolk campus. Area students participating in the ceremony include Ward Kaczor, Page, Associate of Applied Science Degree in agriculture - agribusiness; Dillon Moser, Clearwater, Associate of Applied Science Degree in agriculture - diversified agriculture; Lane Bartak, Clearwater, Associate of Applied Science Degree in business; Wyatt Chipps, Clearwater, Associate of Applied...
Any Nebraska resident enrolled in a licensed practical nurse program, associate degree of nursing program or accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program is eligible for a Fall 2023 scholarship up to $2,500. In 2022, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was granted $5 million in scholarships through the American Rescue Plan Act for Nebraska nursing students. So far, approximately $1.1 million in scholarships have been disbursed to nearly 400 nursing students for the spring and summer 2023 semesters. The nursing program...
The year 2023 marks a milestone at Northeast Community College. On Fri., May 12, the college will hold its 50th commencement ceremony to celebrate the success of its graduates. Three commencement ceremonies will be held in the Cox Activities Center on the Norfolk campus at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. At 9 a.m., nursing graduates will receive their nurse pins and participate in commencement. The ceremony at 12 p.m., will award credentials to graduates in applied technology and health and public...
National Nursing Assistant's Week is June 16 through June 22. Both Alyx Kurpgeweit and Faith Woslager worked as nursing assistants before obtaining their practical nursing degrees from Northeast Community College on May 13. Kurpgeweit and Woslager attended Northeast Community College part time while working toward graduation. "Usually the NECC nursing program is two years. I am part time, so it will take me three years to get my RN," Kurpgeweit said. They both had a calling for the medical...
Northeast Community College will celebrate the success of its graduates this month. The college will hold six commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 21, and Saturday, May 22, in the Cox Activities Center on the Norfolk campus. Commencement ceremonies will be held each day at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. Attendance will be limited to allow six feet of social distancing between graduates and guests. All guests must have tickets to be admitted to commencement ceremonies and all attendees must wear face masks. Guests will be seated in pods that...
Associate degree nursing and practical nursing students were recognized for receiving their nursing pins during a special ceremony recently at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. During a normal year, nursing students receive their pins from family members and close friends who have helped them along their journey. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary for the ceremony to be broadcast virtually this year. Amanda Schaaf, of Orchard, received the associate degree nursing...
The 47th commencement of Northeast Community College will take place Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. Due to ongoing directed health measures that are in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's event will be a virtual ceremony. As of May 4, some 891 students, including those earning more than one degree, and 220 who completed their studies this past summer and fall, are listed in the commencement program. The 891 students earned 983 degrees; 59 students earned two degrees, 12 earned three...
An O'Neill woman is the newest member of the Northeast Community College Board of Governors. The board voted unanimously at its monthly meeting Thursday in Norfolk to appoint Nicole Sedlacek to an open District Two seat. Sedlacek, an economic development consultant with the Nebraska Public Power District, succeeds Keith Harvey, Creighton, who resigned in September. District Two covers Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox and Rock counties in their entirety and a portion of Cedar County. Sedlacek...
