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SUMMER 2022
The Power of Partnerships
CBC Health Sciences students receive real-world training as volunteers at Grace Clinic, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Lourdes Health, Prosser Memorial Health, Tri-Cities Community Health, Trios Health and local fire and EMS agencies. These valuable collaborations benefit our students and support our community.
CBC FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Billetdeaux, Chair Port of Benton Melda Velasquez, Vice Chair & Board Development Chair Kadlec Regional Medical Center
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BACHELOR’S DEGREE PATHWAY FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES New Program to Help Solve Nursing Shortage
Matt Backlund, Treasurer & Finance Chair Community First Bank Douglas Christensen, Secretary Kennewick School District Matthew Petersen, Immediate Past Chair Petersen Hastings Rebekah Dobbs, Gift, Estate and Planned Giving Chair STCU Marsha Halverson, Fund Development Chair - Educator, Retired Lynn Tegeler, Scholarship Chair Central Plateau Cleanup Company Rebekah Woods Columbia Basin College President Grace Ammerman ASCBC Representative Nathan Baker Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Tina Clouston Local Union 598 Andrew Chung Gesa Credit Union Ryan Flynn Washington River Protection Solutions Stephanie Green Washington River Protection Solutions Ann Harper Artist Moses Jaraysi Whitney LaMarche Wave Design Group Heather McMurdo Bechtel Allyson Page Columbia Basin College Trustee Mitch Peterson CompuNet Scott Sax Shirley Simmons CG Public House
The country has a severe nursing shortage. A recent survey from the Washington State Hospital Association revealed hospitals in the state need more than 6,000 nurses.
There are few programs like this in the country for LPNs, and none in Washington until A new degree program recently. A $1.8 at CBC will help close “We’re creating the program to work million grant from this gap by creating a with LPNs’ schedules, so we can get more Premera Blue Cross is pathway for Licensed registered nurses in the community.” helping establish pilot Practical Nurses (LPN) programs at CBC and to earn their Bachelor three other colleges of Science in Nursing in the state. CBC’s nearly $400,000 grant award will (BSN) and become registered nurses in seven quarters. pay for a large portion of the program and student Classes will be online with labs and clinical rotations on scholarships for the first two years of implementation. weekends. That shortage is solved in the classroom.
“We created the program to work with LPNs’ schedules, so we can get more registered nurses in
Tracy Walker CBC Faculty Representative Tayler Welch Monte Nail, CPA
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the community,” said Kim Tucker, CBC’s Director for Nursing Programs. “Graduates will be eligible to sit for their RN boards and earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing simultaneously.”
Visit CBC’s website later this summer for additional details about the program and the holistic application process.
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CBC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS “When you give, you help someone like me who didn’t have the funds to go to school reach their goals. Even years after graduating, I’m still grateful for the support I received.”
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GRADUATE, DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM
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HELP PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH VITAL DENTAL CARE
Dental hygiene therapy costs prevent many people from going to the dentist until something hurts – by then, it might be too late to save a tooth, or there is a bigger problem.
CBC’s Dental Hygiene program launched the Patient Care Fund $100 Club in late 2021 to help low-income and uninsured patients receive care and provide students with valuable training. Willamette Dental Group and Legends Casino generously donated to kick off the program.
DID YOU KNOW?
Now we need your help. A $100 donation helps fund initial dental hygiene services for one patient with periodontitis. Plus, all $100 Club members will be recognized in our dental hygiene clinic and at our graduates’ pinning ceremony.
Dental Hygiene PATIENT CARE FUND Give Today columbiabasin.edu/donate (Choose “Patient Care Fund” in the dropdown.)
Together Again – Congrats, Class of 2022! For the first time in two years, we celebrated CBC graduates at a single commencement ceremony. The milestone event was on June 17 at Edgar Brown Stadium. Congratulations to the nearly 1,500 Hawks who graduated. You’ve persevered through challenging years and accomplished your goals.
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Student Recreation Center Opens CBC’s new 80,0000-square-foot Student Recreation Center opened on May 31! The student-funded rec center provides modern facilities with more gym space for student-athletes, intramural sports, regional tournaments and events. It also features amenities, activities and indoor and outdoor spaces that will help promote the well-being of everyone at the College.
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2600 N. 20th Ave. Pasco, WA 99301
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Your support provides opportunities! Willamette Dental Group donated to support the inaugural year of CBC Dental Hygiene’s new Patient Care Fund.
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