Three Abilene ISD students will participate in the first-ever dual credit pilot cohort in the Cisco College Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program through Holland Medical.
Junior students Cedric Brooks, Rachel Sprencel, and Vivianna Villarreal qualified for the program by completing the required prerequisite dual credit courses, passing the Health Education Systems Incorporated (HESI) nursing test, and completing the application and interview process for the Cisco College program. Obtaining an LVN requires these students to complete coursework at Cisco and participate in clinicals at a Hendrick Health location.
“Cedric, Rachel and Vivianna have been dedicated to the goal to become LVNs before graduating from high school and they have worked diligently this year in all steps of the process to achieve that goal,” Dean of Holland Medical High School Kathy Walker said. “The staff and students at Holland are so very proud of their achievement, and we know that this is just the beginning to their success in the healthcare industry.”
The program is a result of an effort by several community healthcare leaders to provide advanced opportunities for aspiring healthcare workers in Abilene and the Big Country. Contributing partners include Cisco College, Hendrick Health, and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Abilene.
Holland Medical High School is a medical careers magnet school operated by Abilene ISD and located on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. Holland students are enrolled at one of AISD’s degree-granting high schools (Abilene High School, ATEMS, and Cooper High School).