By Strategic Communications, NWFSC
Many people will tell you that the only time for resolutions is in January. But we are here to tell you that at Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC), one can RESOLVE to make positive changes at any time! NWFSC is resolved to improve lives across the panhandle region by providing a premiere higher education experience.
On May 2, we convened virtually with 1,569 Raider graduates and their families to celebrate with them as they received diplomas, degrees and certificates – their ticket to a new chapter, a brighter future.
Many students attend NWFSC and leave with a job that provides a family-sustaining wage or a springboard to transfer into the university system without the debt acquired by attending all four years. We would like to share two unique stories of NWFSC Raider Grads who chose to attend Northwest Florida State College and are using their education as a foundation for success.
Looking to make a career change around 2012, Jany Youngs completed NWFSC’s EMT program. After becoming an RN in 2018, she is now nearing completion as a member of NWFSC’s online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program while working full-time at a medical clinic in town. In early April, she accepted a short-term contract position in New York City to care for patients with COVID-19, while continuing her online studies. Jany told her professor, “Dr. Norton, I’m going because the nurses in New York need help—they are completely worn out and I can help them, but, I am no hero. I feel fortunate to have received an education that allows me to serve with confidence under these circumstances.” Jany was assigned to Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center – Bronx, a 347-bed hospital, now a COVID-19 (only) hospital.
Allan Castillo heard about NWFSC’s nationally accredited welding program from a friend and decided to check it out. Fast forward, he competed in the 2019 Associated Builders and Contractors National Craft Championship, where he placed 6th best pipe welder in the nation and graduated in December 2019. In late April, Allan passed a rigorous certification test and was hired by SpaceX in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a contract where he will be welding on platforms that are used to send rockets into space.
Jany and Allan are not the exception, but rather the norm when you look around NWFSC’s classrooms, which are filled with students committed to bettering their lives, and who leave with the knowledge, skills and credentials resolved to make a greater difference in our world.
Your new chapter begins here at Northwest Florida State College. Enrollment for the Summer/Fall 2020 terms is underway! Summer classes begin May 18 online. Fall term begins August 19. We encourage you to visit www.nwfsc.edu to learn more about our programs, or call 850-502-2895 to speak to one of our Student Success Navigators.
