Recognized as the Lowcountry’s top nursing program, the Technical College of the Lowcountry, TCL, honored 24 Associate Degree in Nursing graduates and 10 Physical Therapist Assistant Associate Degree graduates at its May pinning ceremonies.
“We are so proud of these graduates for their perseverance and commitment to excellence, especially through COVID,” Health Sciences Assistant Dean Dr. Joey Swearingen said.
“TCL’s health sciences programs are rigorous but produce extremely qualified and successful graduates, giving them the confidence they need to walk proudly into the field.”
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.
During the ceremony, graduates receive their pins and light 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 has had hundreds of nursing and health science graduates over the years. The majority of these TCL graduates go right to work here in the Lowcountry.
The Associate Degree in Nursing graduates are:
- Nancy Bentley
- Shayla Brown
- Staci Chant
- Aleksandr Dekhtyar
- Tonya Dill
- Kelly Erdel
- Sofia Figueroa Hobler
- Jaimee Gleisner
- Tiphanie Griffin
- Jacqueline Henderson
- Veronica Hodges
- Abigail Holmes
- Makeda Khalilah Lonnon
- Chelsea Maner
- Shalayae McKelvey
- Mary Montana
- Brittany Nease
- Alexis Noll
- Elizabeth Pacheco
- Rosalyn Paulino
- Glaychia Reber
- Jermey Smith
- Taylor Wilkerson
The Physical Therapist Assistant Associate Degree graduates are:
- Taylor Arnemann
- Paul Batt
- David Cunningham
- Michael Lupi
- Nicole Myers
- Savannah Parmelee
- Robert Powell
- Sarah Rose
- Samantha Schuetrum
- Christina Woods
