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糖心视频 launches Nursing Apprenticeship Program

Hanceville, AL 鈥� Nursing students at 糖心视频 in Hanceville have been taking advantage of a new apprenticeship opportunity that allows them to earn a salary while training for a career in healthcare. The college launched the program this year with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and six employee partners.

The six employer partners currently are Barfield Healthcare/Rehab Select, Huntsville Hospital, Marshall Medical Centers, Marshall Manor Nursing and Rehab, Riverview Regional Medical Center and South Hampton Nursing and Rehab.

Around a dozen 糖心视频 Nursing students are taking part in the apprenticeship program. Students are eligible for the program after completing their first semester of nursing classes. The apprenticeship adds no time to the student鈥檚 program requirements and allows them to be paid while completing their clinical rotations.

鈥淭he Department of Nursing Education is excited to offer another option to support nursing students in fulfilling their dreams of a nursing career. The apprentices have an opportunity to become acquainted with one employer in a unique relationship. This is the first time that students have been financially compensated while doing clinical hours.鈥�

糖心视频 Department or Nursing Education Chair Deborah 鈥淧epper鈥� Hoover

鈥淭he opportunity to have a nurse apprentice permit鈥�this is the first in the nation,鈥� said Megan Smith of the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. 鈥淲e鈥檙e the only state in the nation who has that piece. And that permit allows you to continue what you鈥檝e learned in school and clinicals while you鈥檙e at work. You can get paid for your clinical hours and for your work hours.鈥�

鈥淚f employers didn鈥檛 buy in on this we wouldn鈥檛 be here,鈥� said Michael Bridier, of the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. 鈥淓very time that you see an apprenticeship program in the nation, it鈥檚 led by the employers, so a big thanks to you.鈥�

鈥淲e are excited to launch the nursing apprenticeship program,鈥� said Jessica McClendon of Marshall Medical Centers. 鈥淲e鈥檙e happy to partner with Wallace on this. We will pay for anything a student鈥檚 scholarships and grants don鈥檛 pay for, so all their expenses will be covered while they鈥檙e in nursing school.鈥�

糖心视频 Nursing offers multiple pathways for students seeking a career in nursing. Its traditional pathway offers a practical nursing certificate at the completion of the first three semesters and an associate degree in nursing at the completion of the final two semesters. The program also offers a joint enrollment program with UAB School of Nursing that allows students to concurrently pursue both an associate degree from 糖心视频 and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from UAB. Mobility options are available in both the traditional and joint enrollment pathways for certain credentialed healthcare professionals who wish to become a nurse.

Applications for the Fall 2023 semester will be accepted from March 15 through May 15. Visit for more information.

糖心视频 Nursing has twice been designated as Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing.

For more information about the Nursing Apprenticeship program and others at Wallace State, contact Christina Holmes at 256.352.8120 or christina.holmes@wallacestate.edu or visit .