Paige Wells Recently Graduated with her Associates Degree in Nursing and has landed a Registered Nursing job!
Please tell us about yourself. I was born and raised in Phoenix and I’m 24 years old. I just completed my Associate Degree in Nursing program at Carrington College in December of 2021. I actually just sat for my board and got my nursing license on the 18th of March. I’ve been working at Abrazo […]
Armed with a Dream and a Deadline, Boise Practical Nursing program Grad Lashea Preciado Completes One Carrington Program, Begins Another
Never underestimate a woman with a dream and a deadline. When 29-year-old Lashea Preciado enrolled in Carrington’s Practical Nursing program on the Boise, Idaho campus in January 2021, she was determined to become an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) before her 30th birthday. In December 2021, she turned that dream into a reality when she earned […]
Carrington College Helped Prepare Medical and Billing Graduate, Noemi Perez, for her first job!
Noemi Perez was ready for a career change when she decided to enroll in the Medical Billing and Coding program at Carrington College. She began in the middle of the pandemic, with the challenge of remote-only learning. She soon faced other challenges as well. “Noemi realized she had test anxieties; this made an impact on […]
Together, First Generation Asian American Couple, Lai and Ryan, Realize Their Dream of Becoming RNs
Let’s start with each of you telling me a bit about yourself. Ryan: My parents came to the United States from the Philippines in 1982. I was born in Sacramento and my dad was in the military. When he got out of the military, he still worked for the military. I spent most of my […]
Heather Dobrynski Followed her Heart and is now Serving her Community
To meet Heather, you would think she was an extrovert. Bright, articulate, energetic, beautiful. After all, while she was at Carrington College studying for her Associate Degree in Nursing with four kids at home as well, she took on the additional role of class President for the Student Council. Underneath all that, she sees herself […]
Rare Cancer Survivor and Single Mom, Megan Held, Realizes Her Dream To Become RN
Please tell me a little bit about yourself. I was the speaker for the pinning ceremony for my class. What I focused on in my speech is the question every professor asks you, “what made you want to be a nurse?” When I was eighteen years old and lived in Minnesota, I was diagnosed with […]
Felicia Thomas Finished her Associate’s Degree Last Year and was Promoted to Program Director in the Medical Assisting Program at the San Leandro Campus!
Felicia Thomas is a Medical Assisting graduate and instructor at the Carrington San Leandro campus. She finished her Associate’s Degree last year and was promoted to Program Director in the Medical Assisting program after more than 26 years in the field. Felicia has overcome many struggles and brought growth, support resources, leadership, and community involvement […]
Rhonda Christian is a Hardworking Mother of Four and Recently Graduated Carrington’s ADN Nursing Program at Age 50!
Please tell me a little bit about yourself. I just turned 51 and I graduated nursing school at the age of 50. I’m also a mother of four and I’ve been married for ten years, but I was a single mother for a long time. I worked two jobs for almost ten years before I […]
For My Kids, For Myself. Dental Assistant Graduate, Shante Halilovic, Shares her Story!
Shante Halilovic was the first one in her family to complete high school – and now college as well, as a graduate from the Carrington College Dental Assisting Program in January 2022. Shante was born in California, raised by her father, who moved her at the age of eight to Boise, Idaho in an effort […]
At 20, Stephany Martinez-Salazar is Already a Medical Assistant. Her Goal? To Become a Cardiologist.
Stephany Martinez-Salazar is a big believer in big dreams. Just 20 years old, she has a clear vision of the future she intends to create for herself—and she’s already taking some essential first steps toward making it happen. “My goal is to study medicine at the University of Hong Kong and eventually become a cardiologist […]
How the Nature of Caring Has Impacted, ADN Grad, Katja Lektorich
Katja Lektorich grew up in the wilderness of northern California on five acres bordering national forest, off the power grid near the town of Verdi. It was true wilderness; there were wild animals everywhere. She says she spent more time around animals than people and admits animals were her first love. A mountain lion slept […]
Vicki Van Hoogen Graduated in the Second Dental Hygiene Class at Carrington and is now Teaching the Fortieth Class!
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. I graduated in the second Dental Hygiene class at Carrington. To put that in perspective, I am now teaching the fortieth class! I started teaching in 2003 and have taught in different capacities since then. I have had a couple of hiatuses where I have only worked […]