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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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