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Careers in Motion — Health
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School Districts Collaborate with Bellin College to Offer Healthcare Career Pathway

Three Green Bay-area school districts “The real importance of participating
have been collaborating with Bellin College in the Bellin College Healthcare Academy is
to offer their high school students new cur- to fulfill the mission of the Denmark School
riculum that leads to a career pathway in District, which is to provide the highest level
healthcare. Students from the Luxemburg- of educational programming to ensure student
Casco, Kewaunee and Denmark districts can success within school and beyond,” says
now come together to participate in a pathway School District of Denmark Administrator
into the Bellin College Healthcare Academy. Luke Goral. “With the current, exceptional
Bellin College currently offers individ- job market and the ever-increasing cost of
ual healthcare-focused courses at area high post-secondary education, taking advantage
schools, but this is its first full-scale health- of post-secondary opportunities and busi-
care program. Participating students can earn ness partnerships, combined with work-based
up to 42 college credits while in high school. curriculum, the Bellin College Healthcare
“We are excited about this new partner- Academy will give our students an extra
ship with Bellin College and Bellin Health,” advantage after graduating from high school.”
says Mike Snowberry, director of learning Students who complete the Bellin
services for the Luxemburg-Casco School College Healthcare Academy coursework
District. “By the three neighboring districts while in high school have the potential to
coming together, we are able to offer our stu- receive a bachelor’s degree in nursing at
dents more coursework choices as they select Bellin after only two additional years of post- classes include Introduction to Healthcare, to Healthcare Academy students are History
career pathways.” secondary study. Students essentially will Medical Terminology, Customer Service of Healthcare, General Chemistry, Develop-
“The Bellin College Healthcare Academy have completed the entire first year of study in Healthcare, Health Communication and mental Psychology, Medical Ethics, Anatomy
is a partnership that allows us to create ‘real- at Bellin while in high school. The normal Nursing Assistant. and Physiology I and II, Statistics, and Diver-
life’ career and academic experiences for degree progression at Bellin is eight semes- Students then apply and interview for sity Issues in Healthcare.
Kewaunee High School students interested in ters over three years, including two summer admittance to the Bellin College Healthcare “We applaud Bellin College, along with
the healthcare field,” says Kewaunee School sessions. Academy. Once accepted they begin upper- the Kewaunee and Denmark school districts,
District Superintendent Scott Fritz. “College Initial exploratory coursework will rotate level coursework, online and in-person at the for their collaborative efforts to bring this
is an expensive career exploration program, between the three participating high schools, Bellin campus. Paid internship opportunities new partnership forward in a rather short time
so our hope is to create as many opportunities offering students the opportunity to affirm also are available to students from this point period,” said Snowberry. “
for our students to experience career pathway their interest in the healthcare field through forward.
opportunities while still in high school.” study and job shadow opportunities. These Among the upper-level courses available

A career in healthcare offers you the opportunity

to make a difference in the lives of others

Get your bachelor's degree in just 3 years in the following:

• Nursing • Radiation Therapy
• Radiologic Sciences • Surgical Assisting

Why choose Bellin College?
• Direct-entry programs • Experienced, knowledgeable faculty
• Get your bachelor's degree in three years • Extensive hands-on and clinical practice
• Degrees for high-demand careers with • Licensure exam pass rates exceed
excellent earning potential national averages
• A focused curriculum • Transfer courses accepted from accredited
• Small class sizes two and four-year colleges

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