Community College Journal - December 2010/January 2011

year’s scholarships have been reserved for veterans.

Program administrators point to a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor statistic that says of the more than 22 million veterans in this country, a substantial number are likely to enter occupations in installation, maintenance, repair, production, and material moving industries.

Alejandra Contreras, a water treatment specialist for the U.S. Army and a 2009–10 Tools for Tomorrow recipient, enrolled in the water treatment program at Red Rocks Community College near Denver with a grand ambition: to eventually develop clean water technologies for Third World nations.

“It’s absolutely vital for me to take these classes because I need the technical experience provided to accomplish what I want to do,” says Contreras. Though she plans to enroll at a four-year college and eventually earn a degree in environmental engineering, she says there is no substitute for the hands-on technical education she received at Red Rocks.

“WITH A LITTLE SKILL
ENHANCEMENT,
THERE IS A JOB
RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER.”
—Dale Townsend, student,
Blackhawk Technical College

“I would never have learned these skills at a four-year college,” she says.

Tools for Tomorrow worked for Dale Townsend in Wisconsin. After deciding to attend college full time, Townsend contacted Blackhawk’s job center and learned how to apply for scholarships. His early grades showed promise—A’s across the board. He later learned the college had submitted his name for the Tools for Tomorrow program.

The scholarship enabled him to take
a full course load— 12 credits during
the regular semester and six over the
summer. As an older student return-
ing to the classroom after years in the
workplace, getting reacquainted with
the nuances of academia took time.

Corey Murray is managing editor of Community College Journal.

Enhancing education. Advancing careers. Partnering for success.

There has never been a more important time for nursing educators to work together to prepare well-trained nurses for the healthcare industry. Through Chamberlain College of Nursing’s Community College Education Partner Program, your students can enroll in our RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program as soon as they complete an Associate Degree of Nursing and pass the NCLEX. Our Education Partner Program offers both your graduates and staff reduced tuition for those who qualify.

To learn more about the Chamberlain Education Partner Program, either visit chamberlain.edu/ccpartnership, or contact Reshma Bhawnani, Healthcare Development Liaison at 630.515.3037 or rbhawnani@chamberlain.edu.

Here’s to an excellent future in nursing and nursing education.

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