FLCC celebrates inaugural LPN graduates

The College added a licensed practical nursing program after the Sands Family Center for Allied Health opened at the main campus.

The College held a pinning ceremony on Aug. 22 to celebrate the first graduates of its licensed practical nursing program.

Graduates of the inaugural class are Gina Balasi of Victor, Keyla Blaze of Seneca Falls, Sheila L. Brundage of Atlanta, Alexander Colcord of Canandaigua, Reagan Ferguson of Springwater, Kali Ham of Canandaigua, Chloe Jackson of Rochester, Syretta Linfoot of Prattsburgh, Prisileidy Poueriet of Fairport, Sadio Sirat of Syracuse, and Katlin Thurston of Auburn.

The ceremony included remarks by Shayna Turner-Johnson, chair of the nursing department; FLCC President Robert Nye; and Jennifer Dunn, LPN program coordinator.

Enjoy the ceremony photo album.

FLCC has had a registered nursing (RN) program since 1968. The opening of the Sands Family Center for Allied Health Care on the main campus in fall 2022 provided the expanded capacity necessary to launch the LPN program. The F.F. Thompson Health Foundation, Inc. Nursing Professorship was also instrumental by providing faculty support. The 36-credit program can be completed in one year.

The new LPN program is designed so that graduates who pass their LPN licensure exam have the option to transition to the second semester of the registered nursing program. This allows graduates to begin working as LPNs while working toward RN licensure.

The next class LPN class of about two dozen students begins this week as FLCC starts the fall semester. Information about the program is available at flcc.edu/LPN.