Higher education is useful for many things; for Katrina Seaman, it helped turn an interest into a passion. After working as a flight attendant and travel agent for many years, Katrina says that it was during this period that she learned about the Tennessee Reconnect program. Motivated by this discovery, she then decided to make a change and enroll at Nashville State. “The Covid (pandemic) was just long enough of a break for me to stop, and I realized I had been hustling for years and I wasn’t doing anything that made my life feel fulfilled,” Katrina said.“I learned about…
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A partnership between Nashville State Community College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) offers current VUMC employees a fast-track path to a career as Central Sterile Processing Technicians in surgical support. CSP Technicians are critical team members responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, assembling, and distributing surgical instruments and other medical devices. Through a 12-week training program, participants can earn certification as Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) Certified Registered Central Service Technicians and begin full-time employment with VUMC upon completion. Now in its third cohort, the program has already helped 18 students (nine in each of the first two cohorts) complete training,…
Jas and Dre Whitson are living examples of the entrepreneurial spirit. With drive and determination, the husband-and-wife team have embarked on their newest venture and building on a foundation that began as Nashville State graduates. Dre came to Nashville State first, where he studied Business Information Systems and graduated in 2009. Jas came to Nashville State to pursue a second degree. This one in Computer Networking; she graduated in 2016. Though attending at different times, they worked full-time during their Nashville State journey. and said the ease of working as adult learners was key. “I love the model for adult…