NURSE CAMP EDUCATES AND EXCITES STUDENTS
Middle and high school students from all over Collin County made the most of their summer as they learned about health-related careers at Collin College’s Nurse Camp. The camp originally started in 2008 with 20 campers and has since grown to more than 70 campers who attended this year, said Collin College Dean of Nursing…
VETERAN NURSING PROGRAM
Student veterans who have received a medic certification or its equivalent can get on the fast track to an associate degree in nursing through Collin College. Now, students can use the credits they earned in the military and can receive an associate degree in nursing in as little as three semesters. “Collin College is so…
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Going to school with your parents might seem far-fetched, but it’s reality for two Collin College students. Yoli Palfreyman and her daughter Teresa Flores are both in the nursing program at Collin. Palfreyman, who lives in McKinney and began at Collin in January of 2013, says choosing Collin was easy. “I had heard that Collin…
UNTOLD STORIES: “BINDING WOUNDS, PUSHING BOUNDARIES”
Years before African-American rights were assured by law, countless individuals sacrificed for their country, taking on roles in the Civil War that were essential to caring for and preserving life. Many of these stories are never told. The goal of the National Library of Medicine exhibit, “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War…