Celebrating the 2024 Practical Nursing Graduates
The GACTC graduated 36 students from the full- and part-time Practical Nursing programs on August 15, 2024. Graduation activities included a pinning ceremony on August 13th and commencement, held on August 15th, at the Altoona Area High School. The “pinning ceremony,” a symbolic welcoming of new nurses into the profession, can be dated as far back as the 12th century, and became standard in the United States by 1916. During the ceremony, students are pinned by nursing faculty. View Photos The commencement ceremony on August 15th honored the practical nursing students through conferral of diplomas, awards, and honors. The [...]