A total of 55 students graduated from Rappahannock Community College during its combined nurse pinning and health sciences commencement, which was held May 10 at Essex High School in Tappahannock.
Of those graduates, 37 earned an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN), 13 received the Practical Nursing Certificate (PN) and five graduated as paramedics.
The nurse pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of nurses by other nurses to the profession. Many students selected someone who inspired and encouraged them through their journey as their “pinners,” including family members and faculty who are nurses themselves.
The EMS paramedic graduates received a commemorative Paramedic Challenge coin, provided by the Peninsulas EMS Council, Inc. The coin represents membership and identity, provides morale and serves as a reminder of their accomplishment.
The following day, RCC conferred 550 degrees and certificates at the school’s 51st commencement at EHS.
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