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Hinds Community College showcases nursing, allied health

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Photos: Hinds Community College showcases its allied health and nursing programs

by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today
September 23, 2022

  • Hinds Community College students Krystal Gray, left, and Destiny Lyles take a look at surgical technology instruments during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • James Howe, a senior at Clinton High School, asks Hinds Community College physical therapy students about the school’s physical therapy program during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • James Howe, a senior at Clinton High School, center, asks Hinds Community College students Sydnie Nowlen, left, and Andy Dorian about the school’s physical therapy program during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Hinds Community College students Destinee Jennings, left, and Megan Loyd take a look at surgical technology instruments during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Hinds Community College students Blake Phillips, center, and Kristen Porter, right, answers questions from Karrington Davis about the school’s respiratory therapy program during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Delta Technical College students Tykeria Brown, from left, Shuna Sumlar and Aaliyah Thomas listen as Hinds Community College radiologic technology students talk about the program during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Current and potential students attend Hinds Community Colleges’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Hinds Community College physical therapy students Sydnie Nowlen, left, Andy Dorian take a look at a skeleton anatomical model during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Paige Edwards, radiologic technology student, takes a look at x-rays during Hinds Community Colleges’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Avery McDonald, a radiologic technology student, center, shows potential students x-rays during Hinds Community Colleges’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • X-rays are on display during Hinds Community Colleges’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.
  • Current and potential students attend Hinds Community Colleges’s nursing and allied health showcase in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, September 8, 2022.

Prospective students toured Hinds Community College’s Nursing and Allied Health Center and received information about the health related programs during the college’s nursing and allied health showcase at its Jackson campus on Sept. 8. 

Potential applicants explored the school’s 15 health related programs with information provided by faculty and students at different booths. Staff and professors provided tours of the learning labs informed the group about the school’s admission requirements and deadlines. 

The programs range from eight weeks to two-year associate degree programs. During those programs, students have access to the lab, simulation center and offsite clinical settings to prepare them for a career in nursing and allied health. 

Clinton High School student James Howe is interested in becoming a physical therapist assistant.

“When I injured my back playing sports, I really couldn’t do anything while I was out for six weeks,” said Howe. “My physical therapist was very amazing, and he inspired me to look into this career field.” 

Students like Howe are also attracted to the school’s allied health programs because of the school’s location and affordability.

“Hinds is near home and it is affordable. My mom is a single parent, and I don’t want to live too far away from her, at least at the moment,” he said.

Mississippi residents can attend the school for about $1,750 per semester, and out-of-state residents for about $3,275 per semester. 

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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