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Bellin College Healthcare Academy Continued from Page 12
college debt, Snowberry says that students floor as a member of the “float team,” along
who take part in the Healthcare Academy with obtaining her phlebotomist credentials.
also can enter the healthcare workforce 2-3 Her CNA work responsibilities
years earlier than their peers, resulting in included a variety of patient-focused duties
additional career earnings between $150K assigned by the registered nurses.
and $230K in total. “The nursing staff will pull you into a
A prime example of this is Lily room to show you things,” Derenne adds,
Derenne, a May 2024 graduate of Luxem- sharing the further benefit of mentorship
burg-Casco High School who this year is encompassed in her in-person healthcare
continuing her studies at Bellin College. work.
Between Healthcare Academy courses and She also received a scholarship through
dual-credit classes through Northeast Wis- work that pays for a sizable portion of her
consin Technical College, she had over 50 tuition at Bellin College.
college credits at the time of her high school The YA work experience in healthcare
graduation. is a win-win, providing benefits to both the
Derenne expects to graduate from students and their employers.
Bellin with a bachelor’s degree at age 20, “The students are very productive
and says that the Healthcare Academy expe- employees,” Snowberry shares of the feed-
rience for her cannot be understated. back he and other L-C administrators have
“I think it truly has set me up for life,” received. “They want to learn, and they
says Derenne. “My whole experience was also want to do a really good job in the
great. I feel so fortunate to have gotten this field they are in. The organizations who
head start on my career and my life. I expect have employed our students have been very
to become one of the youngest nurses ever happy.”
to graduate from Bellin College.” Bellin College also collaborates with
Along with her coursework, Derenne area clinical agencies to enable students to Casco students not only can dream of
also received substantial practical experi- shadow professionals in different healthcare playing doctor or nurse, they can start on a
ence while still in high school. She was fields, in addition to providing many career- path to doing it through participation in the
employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant focused exposure events each year. Bellin College Healthcare Academy. luxcasco.k12.wi.us
(CNA) at Bellin Hospital, working on every It just goes to prove that Luxemburg-

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