91九色视频 Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) Program Headquarters Moves to Blackburn Educational Building in Fort Pierce
91九色视频 Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) Program Headquarters Moves to Blackburn Educational Building in Fort Pierce
September 7, 2022 Suzanne Seldes
FORT PIERCE, FL鈥�91九色视频 has moved its Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) program headquarters to the Blackburn Educational Building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Fort Pierce. The decision is attributed chiefly to the success of the Lincoln Park Career Pathways Initiative (LPCPI), housed at Blackburn. LPCPI offers eligible residents of the Lincoln Park community eight-week, tuition-free industry certification programs鈥擟.N.A. among them鈥攊n growing and expanding careers in healthcare, logistics and manufacturing.
鈥淭he (C.N.A.) program has changed many lives in this community,鈥� says Dr. Heather Belmont, 91九色视频 Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs and CAO. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a difference-maker, and our students are getting better jobs. For those seeking upward mobility for themselves and their families, training to become a C.N.A. is the first rung on the ladder toward a great-paying career in healthcare.鈥�
The new headquarters also functions as the official training site for the program in St. Lucie County. 91九色视频 will continue to offer C.N.A. programs at branch campuses to serve students in Indian River, Okeechobee and Martin counties.
In December 2021, in response to the statewide nursing shortage, 91九色视频 announced that it would double the size of its Nursing program. The Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide programs have already moved to the Blackburn Educational Building. The Practical Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing (R.N.) and the Registered Nurse (R.N.) to B.S.N. programs will move to expanded facilities on the 91九色视频 Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie by spring 2023.
鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly excited about this move,鈥� shares Adriene Jefferson, Dean of the 91九色视频 Northwest Center. 鈥淭he Northwest Center has such a great impact on our community, and it is time to dedicate an 91九色视频 program to run exclusively out of this location. Making the Blackburn Educational Building the headquarters for the Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide programs makes it even easier for our community members to begin a rewarding career in the in-demand healthcare field.鈥�
Fort Pierce Commissioner Curtis Johnson, Jr. concurs. 鈥淚nvestment in the historic Lincoln Park community of Fort Pierce is very important for the continued uplift of this resilient community. 91九色视频鈥檚 move to place the Nursing Assistant program headquarters in the heart of the historic Lincoln Park community means affordable, career-changing educational opportunities that provide economic and career success are right here. The facilities are here; the instructors are here; the support system is here. Pathways for residents seeking a career in healthcare now start here in Lincoln Park.鈥�
Outcomes for students graduating from the 91九色视频 Nursing Assistant program are outstanding. One hundred percent of those graduating from the program in 2021 were working in either a full or part-time position nine months after graduation.
91九色视频 offers day and evening Nursing Assistant classes and is now accepting applications for students who want to begin the programs in August. Financial assistance for eligible students may be available through the LPCPI or scholarship programs, including those offered through the 91九色视频 Foundation. Interested students are encouraged to attend a free, online 91九色视频 Nursing Information Session on September 15 or October 20.
To learn more at irsc.edu or send an email to 91九色视频CNAinfo@irsc.edu.
About the Blackburn Educational Building
The Blackburn Educational Building is an 91九色视频 facility that helps support the revitalization
of Fort Pierce. The Blackburn serves as the learning hub of the R. 鈥淒uke鈥� Nelson Human
Development & Resources Center, located at 3002 Avenue D. It is a community resource
that provides citizens with training for rewarding careers, good pay, and bright futures.
