Do you have the financial means to pursue the career of your choice? Maybe you want to switch professional careers but can’t afford to do so. Perhaps you are out of work and would like to pursue a new career. Or, maybe, additional training would help you earn that promotion you’ve been working toward at your current job. The William N. Pennington CTE Scholarship allows students to elevate their careers through relevant education and training.Because of the generosity of the William N. Pennington Foundation, Western Nevada College is able to offer scholarship funding to students pursuing meaningful careers in fields like computer information technology/cybersecurity, welding, automotive, machine tool technology, manufacturing, construction, truck driving, phlebotomy, nursing assistant or emergency medical services careers.Last academic year, Western Nevada College Foundation awarded 120 students a total of $200,000 through the scholarship. Scholarship recipients have gone on to work for Click Bond, Bently Nevada, Carson Medical Group, Carson Tahoe Hospital, Banner Churchill Community Hospital, SMC Construction, Nevada Copper, Black Eagle Consulting Inc., Carson City Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Tri-State Fire, REMSA, Fallon Physical Therapy, First Service Residential, Central Lyon County Fire Protection District, Nevada State Parks, and more.Many students applied for scholarships to study Emergency Medical Services and Paramedicine. WNC recently broadened its EMS class offerings of Emergency Medical Technician and Advanced EMT into a Paramedicine Program so students could train to become paramedics.Students made the most of the scholarship as 11 graduated in the first Paramedicine commencement ceremony on Feb. 20 in Carson Nugget Hall. In order to graduate, they completed nearly 600 hours of didactic and lab coursework, more than 20 hours of hospital clinic time and nearly 500 hours of field internship.Relieving the financial burden from students’ lives helps them make a personalized career choice that m ..
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