Texas State Representative Armando Walle and Lone Star College Board of Trustees Member Myriam SaldÍvar stopped by the LSC-Kingwood campus to get a personal tour of the state-of-the-art Health Professions Building last week.
Campus President Dr. Melissa Gonzalez and other faculty and staff joined the two on Thursday, September 12th, as they got a first-hand look at the various programs and facilities in the building, which include Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Respiratory Care, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy.
“I wanted to see for myself that the work that we do in the legislature matters,” remarked Rep. Walle. “The work that ISD’s do matter. The work that public education does matters. Because those are the training grounds for the students who come here.”
Ms. Saldivar said she was impressed with the facility. “I think this health care facility is one of a kind and I think it sort of helps initiate our students to stay in the field and make good practice of it. It’s really nice.”
The Health Care Professions building houses general classrooms as well as labs with simulation rooms, virtual labs, hospital beds, medical surgical areas, and more.
“Each of those professions, those persons that graduate, it’s such a fulfilling occupation for them,” shared Rep. Walle. “It’s a proud moment for those families when they walk across the stage and get their certifications, or they get their nursing degree. So they can provide a livable wage for them and their families and be good, productive citizens.”
For more on the health care programs offered at Lone Star College, visit https://www.lonestar.edu/healthcare-programs/.
Lone Star College enrolls over 80,000 students each semester providing high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Mario K. Castillo, J.D. serves as Chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area. LSC has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education and recognized by Fortune Magazine and Great Place To Work® as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in Texas™. LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College. To learn more, visit Lonestar.edu.
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