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PCC Will Receive $1.1 Million in SUCCEED Florida! Grants 08/31/2006: Polk Community College will receive $1,166,795 in Gov. Jeb Bush’s SUCCEED Florida grants. PCC applied for six grants and will be funded for all six. The monies will be used to continue various programs and to start a new diagnostic medical sonography program and a new cardio vascular technology program. PCC received the following monies: · $297,999 in continuation funds for the Educator Preparation Institute (EPI). · $226,259 to start a Cardiovascular Technology program at PCC. · $226,259 to start a Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. · $197,579 in continuation funds for PCC’s new Respiratory Care program. · $150,480 in continuation funds for the LPN-ADN Bridge, Paramedic-ADN Bridge program. · $68,219 for the Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School to implement its Computer Programming Information Technology AS degree. “We are extremely pleased to have successfully secured all of the SUCCEED Florida grants for which we applied,” said PCC President Eileen Holden. “These funds will allow us to provide new academic programs and enhance existing programs- ultimately benefiting the citizens of Polk County. I appreciate the efforts of the Polk County legislative delegation that helped support the funding of these programs.” Here’s more information about these programs:
• Educator Preparation Institute is an accelerated program
for non-education majors who wish to become highly qualified
(K-12) teachers and obtain professional state certification. PCC
assists the Polk County School District by recruiting, training
and producing highly-qualified, workforce ready teachers in the
school system. The program features a combination of face-to-face
Saturday classes and Internet courses. • The Cardiovascular Technology program will provide training for individuals as cardiovascular technologists and technicians, who assist physicians in diagnosing and treating heart and blood vessel ailments. Cardiovascular technologists may specialize in any of three areas of practice: invasive cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound. • The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program will provide training for individuals to properly use ultrasound high frequency sound waves to produce images of the internal body. These images are used by doctors to diagnose and monitor a variety of conditions and diseases, as well as monitor fetal development. • The Respiratory Care program trains individuals to be a specialist in the evaluation, treatment and care of patients with heart and lung problems. Respiratory therapists are responsible for inserting and maintaining artificial airways and overseeing the management of critically ill patients. Respiratory Care is a high pay, high demand occupation. • LPN-ADN Bridge and Paramedic-ADN Bridge programs provide an option for practical nurses and paramedics to receive the training necessary to earn an Associate Degree in Nursing. With the United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage, these bridge programs will provide health care professionals an opportunity spend a year at PCC and be trained to become a registered nurse. • Collegiate High School (CHS) represents the next level in PCC’s dual enrollment, which allows students to take college-level courses while completing their high school curriculum program. The goal of some CHS students will be to earn an Associate in Arts degree (transferable to a state university) while others will be pursuing an Associate in Science degree in various technology and health care fields. CHS has been operating for the past four years on the Lakeland campus and started on the Winter Haven campus this year. |
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