Two MCC graduates who walked across the stage to receive their certificates said the Health Care Assistant Program not only set them on a new career path it also brought them a close friendship they didn't expect.
Graduates from the Career and Technical Education and University Transfer programs crossed the stage at Meridian Community College in a day filled with pride, anticipation, and a sense of new beginnings.
MCC student John Barry Boldin has his sights set on a future in pharmaceutical sales, a career he plans to pursue after transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi to study healthcare marketing.
Receiving the Mississippi Nurses Foundation Scholarship is an honor Price says she'll never forget. "This program means so much to me. I'm not just a number here, they know my name, they support me, and they care."
Casey is studying pre-med with a focus on cellular and molecular biology. Her goal: to work in the health field. "I want to help people, and I find a lot of the health field very interesting," she said.
