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Teaching Today Wisconsin | Winter 2024 Volume 2 Careers in Motion / Healthcare Page 17
Area Districts Collaborate With Bellin College to Offer Healthcare Career Pathway
Three Green bay-area school districts
have collaborated with bellin College to offer
their high school students new curriculum that
leads to a career pathway in healthcare. Stu-
dents from the Luxemburg-Casco, Kewaunee
and Denmark districts can participate in a
pathway into the bellin College healthcare
Academy.
Participating students can earn up to 42
college credits while in high school, allowing
for both career exploration and the opportunity
to get a leg-up on their post-secondary educa-
tion.
“by the three neighboring districts
coming together, we are able to offer our stu-
dents more coursework choices as they select
career pathways. We already are seeing strong “The real importance of participating Students who complete the bellin College Academy. once accepted they begin upper-
interest among our students in these classes,” in the bellin College healthcare Academy is healthcare Academy coursework while in high level coursework, online and in-person at the
says Mike Snowberry, director of learning to fulfill the mission of the Denmark School school have the potential to receive a bache- bellin campus. Paid internship opportunities
services for the Luxemburg-Casco School District, which is to provide the highest level lor’s degree in nursing at bellin after only two also are available to students from this point
District. of educational programming to ensure student additional years of post-secondary study. forward.
“The bellin College healthcare Academy success within school and beyond,” says Initial exploratory coursework will rotate ultimately, bellin College healthcare
is a partnership that allows us to create ‘real- School District of Denmark Administrator between the three participating high schools, Academy students will be well positioned for
life’ career and academic experiences for Luke Goral. “With the current, exceptional offering students the opportunity to affirm their any of the bachelor of Science programs at
Kewaunee high School students interested in job market and the ever-increasing cost of interest in the healthcare field through study bellin College.
the healthcare field,” says Kewaunee School post-secondary education, taking advantage and job shadow opportunities. These classes “We applaud bellin College, along with
District Superintendent Scott Fritz. “College of post-secondary opportunities and busi- include Introduction to healthcare, Medical the Kewaunee and Denmark school districts,
is an expensive career exploration program, ness partnerships, combined with work-based Terminology, Customer Service in healthcare, for their collaborative efforts to bring this
so our hope is to create as many opportunities curriculum, the bellin College healthcare health Communication and Nursing Assistant. new partnership forward in a rather short time
for our students to experience career pathway Academy will give our students an extra Students then apply and interview for period,” said Snowberry. “
opportunities while still in high school.” advantage after graduating from high school.” admittance to the bellin College healthcare
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
Join us!
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April 22, 2023
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