Seventy-Nine Students Graduate From Hancock Nursing Programs
DECEMBER 8, 2023-- A total of 79 students graduated from Allan Hancock College’s nursing program on Dec. 7, continuing the college’s legacy of training highly skilled healthcare workers.
The graduating class included 46 graduates from Hancock’s registered nursing program and 33 graduates from the college’s vocational nursing program. The graduates and their families celebrated with a ceremony at the Marian Theatre on the college’s Santa Maria campus. Both groups received commemorative pins marking their accomplishments.
“Training public servants is one of the most important missions of a community college,” said Hancock Superintendent/President Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D. “I am honored that our nursing students have chosen this profession.”
Hancock’s nursing program provides an opportunity for upward mobility for students seeking to work in fulfilling careers. The Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN)-to-Registered Nursing (RN) program is specifically designed to provide the LVN with an opportunity for career advancement and prepares LVNs for the additional responsibilities required of the registered nurse. The college’s programs are fully accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
“This is a day of immense significance, not just for us as graduates, but for the countless lives we will touch and the impact we will make on the world as nurses,” said LVN graduate Jeff Rehkopf.
Hancock’s nursing program is just one of many Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs the college offers. Potential students are encouraged to explore these and other degree and certificate programs on the college’s Guided Pathways website at www.hancockcollege.edu/pathways.
