In this edition of the Adult Education Programs' newsletter, meet a few of our students and their recent activities in the classroom and beyond, get details for our April open house, and review the GACTC's open employment positions. Read the full newsletter here.
In August 2022, we celebrated the graduation of our full- and part-time practical nursing programs, recognizing 63 graduates. Students in the full-time program were enrolled from August 2021 through August 2022; students in the part-time were enrolled from September 2020 through August 2022. After graduation from a practical nursing program, students have the option to apply for a Graduate Practical Nurse permit (GPN). With this permit, students can work as a GPN with supervision until they earn licensure as a practical nurse via the national licensure exam (NCLEX). From our graduating full-time practical nursing class of 2022, of the students that [...]
The GACTC adult education office and the Blair County CareerLink have collaborated to provide a free webinar focusing on financial aid for individuals considering postsecondary (college and career training) education. During the webinar, the GACTC financial aid coordinator will review the basics of the financial aid process, types of funding, and next steps. The free webinar will be offered at 12 pm EST on the following dates in 2023: February 10 April 14 June 9 August 11 October 13 December 8 Preregistration is required for the webinar. To register for the webinar, please contact the Blair County CareerLink at (814) 940-6200 [...]
Through an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR) program provides opportunities for secondary students that complete a career and technical program to earn credit towards related postsecondary credentials at participating postsecondary institutions. The GACTC recently received approval for two SOAR agreements, adding to existing articulation agreements the GACTC offers high school and adult students. Students that successfully complete the Health Occupations program at the GACTC or another career and technology center in Pennsylvania have the opportunity to earn credit towards postsecondary medical programs offered at the GACTC. Students that complete a Health Occupations [...]
Our adult education students collected more than 500 food items to assist with Family Services Incorporated food collection efforts to provide Thanksgiving meals to members of our community. Prior to Thanksgiving, our medical assistant students visited Family Services Inc. (FSI) to deliver the donations. Thanks to FSI for all they do for our community!
UPDATE (12/9/2022): Our blood drive gathered 35 units of blood! Thank you to the donors, practical nursing students and staff, and the American Red Cross blood team for their contributions to the successful blood drive. The Practical Nursing program is excited to be partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood a drive at the GACTC on December 6, 2022 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Practical Nursing faculty, staff, and students are honored to have the opportunity to contribute to the provision of a much needed community resource. Please consider donating to help us reach our goal, [...]
In this edition of the Adult Education newsletter, meet a few of our students and alumni, get details for our December open house, and review the GACTC's open positions. Read the full newsletter here.
The GACTC graduated 63 students, both full-time and part-time, from the Practical Nursing program on August 18, 2022. Graduation activities including a pinning ceremony and graduation, which was held 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. Separate pinning ceremonies were held for the part-time and the full-time programs on August 16 -- check them out below! The graduation ceremony on August [...]
We invite applicants for the Practical Nursing program to join us for a study skills and test taking strategies workshop to prepare for the TEAS entrance exam necessary for the Practical Nursing program. Join us on Wednesday, August 3 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the GACTC for this workshop, which will highlight study skills, strategies for test taking, and information about the TEAS entrance exam. The GACTC is a testing location for the TEAS exam. The GACTC offers a full- and part-time practical nursing program. The full-time programs begins on August 25 and the part-time program begins on September [...]
To better align the program name with the current careers available for our graduates, the Occupational Advisory Committee for the postsecondary Medical Office Specialist diploma program recommended to the GACTC’s Joint Operating Committee a change in program name to Medical Administrative Assistant. In this program, adult students gain knowledge and experience in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease, administrative assistant skills, medical office procedures, accounting, electronic health records, computers and informatics, and more. Students in the medical administrative program are prepared to take the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant and Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist exams through National Healthcareer Association. “The [...]
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