Category Archives: Nursing Education

Scholarship will honor memory of 2019 Nursing Alumna Priscilla Gonzalez

A 2021 nursing scholarship will honor the memory of Priscilla M. Gonzalez, a 2019 graduate and Waterbury Hospital nurse, who died last November at the age of 32. Shenika Carroll, RN, MSN, a clinical instructor for Capital’s nursing program and … Continue reading

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A 50th Wedding Anniversary Boosts Nursing Scholarship

Family and Friends Support The Adam E. Staszko Memorial Scholarship Joan and Steve Egbertson marked their 50th wedding anniversary in May and turned a family celebration into gifts to the College’s Associate Degree in Nursing program. Faculty Emerita Egbertson retired … Continue reading

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March 26th Reception For CCC Nursing’s Remote Area Medical Trip Cancelled

A March 26th reception supporting a nursing faculty and student Remote Area Medical trip has been cancelled because of public health restrictions to combat coronovirus. The reception, scheduled for Hartford’s City Steam Brewery, was organized  in support of an educational … Continue reading

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Remote Area Medical Mission: March 26th Reception Set For Nursing Faculty-Student Trip To Ohio

Members of Capital Community College’s Nursing faculty and their students are organizing  an outreach trip with a mission of  helping others in need in a medically under-served community in the U.S. The educational and humanitarian trip will involve faculty and … Continue reading

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Alumni News: Nursing Grad Becomes Fifth Member Of Family To Earn A Capital Degree

Audrey Akuamoah was one of the 475 graduates at Capital Community College’s May 23rd Commencement held at the Connecticut Convention Center last month. After the ceremonies, Ms Akuamoah, a Phi Betta Kappa honors student and recipient of a CCC Foundation … Continue reading

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CCC Student Receives Black Nurses’ Association Scholarship At 21st Annual Luncheon

Adedoyin Ogunbona, a second year student in the Associate Degree in Nursing Program, is one of four undergraduates to receive a 2018 scholarship from the Northern Connecticut Black Nurses Association (NCBNA). The NCBNA held its 21st annual awards luncheon on … Continue reading

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Certified Nursing Aide program gains state DPH approval through 2018

The Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training program, a key component at the School of Workforce and Continuing Education, has been approved by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) through September 2018. DPH found Capital’s CNA training in compliance based … Continue reading

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Capital Grads Start Nursing Careers At Saint Francis Hospital

Fourteen members of Capital Community College’s (CCC) 2015 graduating class began their nursing careers this week at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Director of Nursing Cynthia Adams RN, MSN, EdD, announced. Capital and five other Connecticut community colleges offer … Continue reading

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Capital Alumna, Nursing Director Participate At UCONN’s Health Disparities Program

Capital’s nursing program was well represented at a May 29th forum on health disparities in Hartford and sponsored by the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Marie Spivey, Vice President, Health Equity for the Connecticut Hospital Association and Dr. Cindy … Continue reading

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