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FTCC's Healthcare Program Enrollment Process Explained by LYNNE DOWNING CARVER AND DR. LOUANNA CASTLEMAN With the job market in a state of fl ux, it is diffi cult for many students to think about what would be a viable career. However, in the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states, "About 26 percent of all new jobs created in the U.S. economy will be in the healthcare and social-assistance industry. This industry is expected to grow by 24 percent, or 4 million new jobs." (www.bls.gov/oco/ oco2003.htm). It is no wonder that the most sought-after degree programs at FTCC are in the healthcare profession! Current and prospective students visiting FTCC's Counseling Services area will often ask about the waiting list to get into one of the 20 curriculum degree, diploma or certifi cate health programs. The answer is easy. There is no waiting list at FTCC to get into a health program. The term, "waiting list," suggests that if a student waits long enough, his or her turn to enter the program will eventually come up. But at FTCC, this is not how the admissions process into health curricula works. Students may fi nd that they must take pre-requisite and related classes before being accepted into a particular health program, and sometimes, this may take as much as a year before students have completed all the prerequisites and other related courses, and are offered a seat in their chosen program. But this doesn't mean that students are placed on a "waiting list." At FTCC, we have a competitive process for entry into our curriculum health programs. Due to the limited number of applicants we can take every fall, the competitive process is quite effective in that it not only provides opportunities for the best and brightest but also allows students who enter the program the luxury of having most of their general college classes completed, G THANKS FOR PAWN SHOP GUN JOBBERY I INDOOR RANGE THANKS FOR Y THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Best Pawn Shop Best Place to Buy a Gun Professional Gunsmith on Staff Concealed Carry & Other Firearms Training Available Large Jewelry Selection 4632 Yadkin Rd. Fayetteville, NC (910) 864-2270 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Thai ($8Thv9vr '%# ! # '%# ! " 8hP allowing them more time to concentrate on their core and clinical classes. Below is some basic information about the competitive process. Students who wish to enter one of FTCC's health programs must fi rst complete the general admissions process which includes the application, submission of transcripts and possible placement testing. Once these steps are completed, the prospective health student is encouraged to attend one of the many Health Applicant Counseling Sessions held weekdays, weeknights and on Saturdays during the fall semester at both the Fayetteville and the Spring Lake campuses. Students are notifi ed of dates, times and locations of these presentations via the student email account they received when they completed their general admissions application. Prior to a student beginning clinical classes, these counseling sessions explain the admissions process from the beginning to the end, including medical requirements. The counselors provide important information followed by a question-and-answer session at the end of each presentation. And these counselors base their information-sharing on their expertise, having 20 years of combined experience in health programs admissions at Fayetteville Tech. Want to learn more? Please visit FTCC's Counseling Services at the Tony Rand Student Center of the Fayetteville campus or go online (www.faytechcc. edu/areas_of_study/HealthPrograms.asp) to research the health program that you desire! Applications for the Fall 2012 class open in mid-October. We look forward to meeting with you! Lynne Downing Carver, counselor for Allied Health Programs, is a Fayetteville native and grew up on a farm in the Cedar Creek community. She attended Cape Fear High School, then East Carolina University where she completed her BS in English Literature. She received her master's degree in counseling from Campbell University. Dr. Louanna Castleman, counselor for the I-PASS Center, has been instrumental in the FTCC Health Admissions process since 2002. She also teaches Developmental English and on the weekends she loves to go fi shing with her husband. Xyqyvxruhxh svt) 7rUuhv8vvr 7rUuhv8vvr Pepper S@TU6VS6IU UC6D8CDI@T@APP9 S@TU6VS6IU U 6D 8CD UC6D8C I@T@A PAPP9 @IEP`U6TU@TASPHUC@@YPUD8PSD@IU uhvrrissr p "#!7htt7yrhq %&& SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, 2011 UCW 17 Urrh vh v v