WVJC offers Medical Assisting students a pathway to nursing school. Spending 12 months in the accelerated Clinical Medical Assistant program to help prepare students for the Nursing program. Learning medical skills in a hands-on environment is the key to their success. Micah and Joey, two current WVJC students, discuss their experiences with the medical assistant … Read more
Meet nursing faculty member Katrina Pepin! Katrina is one of the full-time faculty members in the Nursing Department at WVJC Bridgeport. She began her nursing career in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital after graduating from Waynesburg University in 2017. Since then, she has worked closely within Children’s Hospital, transitioning to … Read more
Nursing Student Highlight Alyssa Downward started her career as a student at West Virginia Junior College in June of 2021. Alyssa chose the accelerated Nursing associate degree program, which allows her to learn the skills needed in the nursing field in just eighteen months. Alyssa says she made this choice because of the “fast-paced curriculum … Read more
Nursing Student – Christine Gude Before enrolling at WVJC, Christine had attended college, but it was not a successful journey at the time. She was unsure what she wanted to do or the area she wanted to study. Thankfully, Christine found her way back to school and will complete the Nursing program at WVJC next … Read more
On Saturday, April 23, 2022, the March 2022 WVJC Nursing graduates were honored and pinned among their family and friends at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Morgantown, WV. Watch this video to share in the celebration of these newly graduated registered nurses! To learn more about our accelerated allied healthcare programs, request information here!
West Virginia Junior College wants to express our sincere appreciation for the work, dedication, and commitment nurses devote to their patients and communities. As we celebrate National Nurses Week, we recognize the remarkable impact nurses have every day. Thank you, nurses, for all you do. Happy Nurses Week! Nurses are valued healthcare team members because … Read more
West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport is excited to announce our new hybrid Nursing program. This will provide nursing training that now spans Route 50 width of the state, from Parkersburg to Martinsburg, WV. WVJC began offering an ADN program in June 2020. The inaugural class of 30 students completed their program in December 2021. The … Read more
West Virginia Junior College Morgantown is excited to announce that it is partnering with Mon Health System to develop an innovative nursing program that will help address the nursing workforce shortage at Mon Health System and surrounding healthcare facilities. The program will be an accelerated 18-month program and will include tailored elements to hospital culture … Read more
West Virginia Junior College has been awarded a grant to expand nursing education in the state of West Virginia. The funds awarded through the Nursing Workforce Expansion Program will help address the current nursing shortage by educating and training qualified nurses in various regions of the state, including the areas of Beckley, Huntington, Martinsburg, and … Read more
WVJC Charleston is excited to announce the addition of our new online Nursing program available to the Beckley and Huntington, WV areas. Applications are being accepted now and classes start soon! Visit www.wvjc.edu to get started.
