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Collin College received a MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Community College Encore Career Project grant. The grant is a one-time, one-year award totaling $24,750. The purpose of the grant is to create and market new ways for individuals 50 years of age and older to transition into “encore” careers in education, healthcare and social services -- all three are areas facing critical labor shortages. Projects will, for example, provide support and training for those over 50 who want to transition to teaching jobs, work in gerontology, become nursing instructors, or work in nonprofits. Through the grant, Collin College will train boomers transitioning to an encore career. The focus is on boomers interested in teaching especially those laid off from engineering and technology careers who want to become certified high school math teachers in one year.
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| The Collin College Psi Beta National Honor Society took home second place in the Outstanding Chapter award at the American Psychological Association national convention Aug. 18. |
The Collin College Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges was awarded second place in the Outstanding Chapter award at the 2007 American Psychological Association national convention in San Francisco Aug. 18. The awards are given based on the chapter’s and advisor’s commitment to achieving the mission of Psi Beta -- professional development of psychology students at community colleges through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research and community service.
All 39 nursing students passed their NCLEX-RN on their first attempt giving Collin College a 100 percent pass rate. The current state average for associate degree in nursing programs is 81.88 percent and 85.56 percent for all programs.
Three hundred Collin College scholarship recipients sat in a packed house amongst their benefactors, professors, family and friends at the Collin College 2007 Scholarship Award Ceremony. This year the Collin College Foundation awarded more than $260,000 in scholarship funds, the highest number of scholarships and the highest amount of scholarship funding awarded in the history of the college.
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