Alumni Spotlight: Danyal Melchor

There’s no better motivation than showing your 4-year-old daughter the importance of following your dreams. Danyal Melchor always knew she wanted a career where she could help children feel better. “I was always fascinated with wanting to help care for little children and help with their treatment.” Finding a way to make her dream a […]

Alumni Spotlight: Sandy Wing

Sandy Wing is an Air Force veteran and proud fourth generation Idahoan. She graduated from the Practical Nursing program 1 at Carrington College’s Boise campus in December 2016. Sandy came to Carrington after seven years in the military. She joined the Idaho Air National Guard in 2008 as a traditional Guardsman, a so-called “weekend warrior”. Guardsman spend […]

Alumni Spotlight: Jacqueline Sanford

There are some students who can never tear themselves away from the Carrington College flock! We’d like to introduce you to one of them – Registered Respiratory Therapist [1] Jacqueline Sanford graduated from Carrington and is now an instructor in the Respiratory Care program [2] at our Las Vegas campus. Jacqueline says her interest in the medical field started at […]

Alumni Spotlight: Heather Listiak

Heather Listiak, 30, is from San Manuel, Arizona. She finished the Medical Assisting program [1] at the Tucson campus in June 2016; last month she walked the stage with her graduating class. Heather, a mom of three, started her health care career as an in-home caregiver 10 years ago. Caregiving was the best option for her because, […]

Alumni Spotlight: Reggie Smith

Reggie Smith graduated from the Physical Therapist Assistant program [1] at Carrington College’s Mesa campus in July 2013. Reggie’s always loved working with the body and he’s always liked helping people achieve their goals, whatever they may be. “I always felt like the body was kind of my thing. I started in massage therapy, moved into personal […]

Alumni Spotlight: Lydia Lucero

Lydia didn’t think that going back to school in her 30s was something she could accomplish. She also didn’t think she was capable of being successful after life had thrown her so many curveballs. But her will to do better for her children helped her use the encouragement and motivation from those around her to […]

Alumni Spotlight: Laurie Benitez

Laurie Benitez started her career as a medical assistant at a teaching hospital in Arkansas – a state that doesn’t require medical assistants to be certified. Her mom got sick in 2014, and Laurie decided to move back home to Texas, but she found out she wouldn’t be able to continue her career without earning […]