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Information on MEC Academic Divisions

Nursing Deadlines

The Nursing Deadline is fast approaching! The deadline is May 21st for the Traditional Program and the LPN to RN Program. Please make sure you read the application and you have met all of the requirements prior to sending in your application. All grades must be posted prior to applying to the program and transfer [...]

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MDL 295: Phlebotomy for Healthcare Professionals

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The Phlebotomy department will be offering a pilot course for summer called MDL 295: Phlebotomy for Healthcare Professionals. This course is for current MEC students or currently working medical professionals who want or need to learn basic Phlebotomy skills. It is a combination of lecture and lab practice, but there is no clinical component and [...]

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What Would You like to know?

The student services office at the MEC is responsible for the processing of all allied health and nursing applications. As such we do our best to stay abreast of any changes that may be upcoming. Check back regularly and comment to ask questions. If there is anything you’d like us to write about feel free [...]

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EMS Fall Registration for Intermediate and Paramedic begins MAY 3rd

EMS Fall registration is about to begin. EMS students seeking to advance onto intermediate and paramedic levels, will vie for the few open slots in their programs. It is a pure sprint to the finish line and the only way to enter the race is by being program placed before May 3rd.   Fall registration [...]

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New Nursing Pre-Admission Test Information

  Please take the time to look at the Nursing Pre-Admission Test Information. It list the new rules governing the Nursing Pre-Admission Test( TEAS). It is important that you read and understand the rules outlined in this document. Link: http://www.nvcc.edu/campuses-and-centers/medical/academic-divisions/nursing/nursing-progam.html 

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Math the Final Frontier:

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  On most days I’ll have at least one or two students sitting across from me with this very common problem. They’ve completed everything in order to apply and they still need to pass the math placement test, or in the case of our nursing students the math placement test and the TEAS (Nursing Pre-Admission) test.  You [...]

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New Nursing Application Available Now!

The much anticipated Nursing Application is finally here.  Along with the new look the application has taken a new spin on some of the requirements.  One of the new changes is the additional option to take BIO 150 – Introductory Microbiology (4 CR.). Now a student may opt to take BIO 141-142 & BIO 150 [...]

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What Happens to my Application to the (insert program name) Once I Send it in?

This is a question that is often asked by nervous students getting ready to submit.  Applicants imagine a dark nebulous hole that engulfs their application and consumes their hopes of getting in.  Often they think that an application is passed over, forgotten or lost in some drawer.  In reality every application that is received by [...]

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DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY

There have been rumors floating around that the Dianostic Medical Sonography program here at the MEC Campus is not available. This is untrue. The program is still available to students.  However, the specializations are not currently available to students.   The catalog has been updated online to reflect this as well: Diagnostic Medical Sonography A.A.S. [...]

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Fall 2012 registration: RAD 100 AND DMS 100

RAD 100 – Does not need permission.  The “department consent required” on RAD 100 will be taken off and students can    register beginning June 5. We are staying with the advertised date even though fall registration opened early since this course fills very quickly.  DMS 100 – Requires permission from Anita Freeman via email at afreeman@nvcc.edu. [...]

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