Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 4, 2006 – Career Centers of Texas, Corpus Christi campus, will hold a graduation ceremony Saturday, November 4th for 305 students. The ceremony will take place at 5:00 p.m. at the American Bank Center at the Selena Auditorium at 1901 North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas. Larry Olivarez, former Sheriff of Nueces County, will keynote the ceremony.
Students will be recognized for earning diplomas in seven programs including computer business systems and allied health. Upon graduation, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study, many of which are in high demand throughout the state. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Market Information, Texas Long-Term Occupational Projections, 2004, medical assistant positions are expected to increase by 62.3 percent and dental assistant positions are expected to increase by 42 percent from 2002 to 2012.
Career Centers of Texas, Corpus Christi campus, is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). ACCSCT is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. The campus is a branch location of San Antonio College of Medical & Dental Assistants. Career Centers of Texas, Corpus Christi campus currently offers six diploma programs including medical assistant, medical office specialist, dental assistant, computer business systems, insurance processing and patient care assistant technician.
The Career Centers of Texas, Corpus Christi campus, November 2006 graduates are as follows:
Diploma
Accounting Specialist
Melissa Chabera, Sandia, TX
Maria Gonzalez, Aransas Pass, TX
Darlene McCormick, Corpus Christi, TX
Krystal Quinones, Corpus Christi, TX
Shaun Sanchez, Corpus Christi, TX
Rachel Tovar, Corpus Christi, TX
Diploma
Computer Business System
Mario Cisneros, Kingsville, TX
Tamara Goldberg, Portland, TX
Steven Gonzalez, San Diego, TX
Guadalupe Lopez, Beeville, TX
Aaron Mancha, Corpus Christi, TX
Stacey McDonald, Corpus Christi, TX
Michelle Perrigue, Corpus Christi, TX
Cyrstal Rivera, Portland, TX
Alberica Sanchez, Corpus Christi, TX
Mark Trevino, Corpus Christi, TX
Diploma
Dental Assistant
Elizabeth Benavides, Robstown, TX
Rebecca Brandt, Agua Dulce, TX
Chelsea Bueno, Corpus Christi, TX
Michele Cruz, Corpus Christi, TX
Anna Garza, Alice, TX
Jennifer Gonzalez, Corpus Christi, TX
Brandi Honaker, Corpus Christi, TX
Stephanie Jefferson, George West, TX
Yolanda Lopez, Alice, TX
Angela Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Lisa Martinez, Beeville, TX
Nathina McKenzie, Corpus Christi, TX
Leslie Morgan, Corpus Christi, TX
Lynzi Naylor, Corpus Christi, TX
Justine Padilla, Robstown, TX
Erica Pena, Corpus Christi, TX
Bridget Reyes, Corpus Christi, TX
Santiago Vargas, Corpus Christi, TX
Lori Villarreal, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer Wilcox, Portland, TX
Diploma
Insurance Processing
Rose Aumada, Corpus Christi, TX
Elva Benavides, Portland, TX
Geneva Benavides, Corpus Christi, TX
Donna Dominguez, Mathis, TX
Ricky Fuentes, Corpus Christi, TX
Esther Guerrero, Corpus Christi, TX
Esther Kolterman, Beeville, TX
Rose Ramirez, Corpus Christi, TX
Rachel Rojas, Corpus Christi, TX
Abbey Sauceda, Taft, TX
Silvia Tellez, Orange Grove, TX
Diploma
Medical Assistant
Kayla Abubaker, Corpus Christi, TX
Nicole Adkison, Corpus Christi, TX
Ana Aguilar, Sinton, TX
Christina Alaniz, Corpus Christi, TX
Irma Alaniz, Odem, TX
Selina Alaniz, Freer, TX
Jessica Alonzo, Corpus Christi, TX
Adelina Amador, Corpus Christi, TX
Carolina Arispe, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer Arriaga, Corpus Christi, TX
Ramona Avalos, Bishop, TX
Venessa Avila, Portland, TX
Valerie Aviles, Corpus Christi, TX
Ashley Barrera, Robstown, TX
Angelica Bernal, Alice, TX
Lilian Bernal, Alice, TX
Elisa Blanco, Alice, TX
Amanda Bracey, Corpus Christi, TX
Teresa Bray, Corpus Christi, TX
Amber Brinson, Corpus Christi, TX
Sarah Brown, Corpus Christi, TX
Debra Calderon, Corpus Christi, TX
Laura Caldwell, Corpus Christi, TX
Eliana Canales, Odem, TX
Melissa Canales, Corpus Christi, TX
Lawerence Cano, Corpus Christi, TX
Michelle Cantu, Corpus Christi, TX
Lydia Cardona, Robstown, TX
Mathew Carr, Corpus Christi, TX
Josephine Castillo, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer Castillo-Clark, Corpus Christi, TX
Reyes Castro, Corpus Christi, TX
Amy Cavazos, Kingsville, TX
Veronica Cuellar, Corpus Christi, TX
Estefana De La Cruz, Corpus Christi, TX
Nora Delgado, Robstown, TX
Tracy Duhon, Kingsville, TX
Angelica Flores, Mathis, TX
Mary Flores, Corpus Christi, TX
Irmadina Gallardo, Corpus Christi, TX
Adebel Galvan, Odem, TX
Amy Galvan, Orange Grove, TX
Leslie Gamez, Corpus Christi, TX
Erica Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Linda Garcia, Robstown, TX
Maria Garcia, Sinton, TX
Marissa Garcia, Beeville, TX
Samantha Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Carmen Garza, Alice, TX
Laura Garza, Sinton, TX
Ruby Garza, Refugio, TX
Valarie Garza, Robstown, TX
Abbie Germain, mercedes, TX
Amanda Gonzales, Beeville, TX
Krystal Gonzales, Corpus Christi, TX
Melissa Gonzales, Corpus Christi, TX
Erika Gonzalez, Aransas Pass, TX
Sarah Gonzalez, Alice, TX
Rachelle Grass, Ingleside, TX
Ashley Gray, Corpus Christi, TX
Christine Guerra, Corpus Christi, TX
Stephanie Guerra, Corpus Christi, TX
Valerie Gutierrez, Corpus Christi, TX
Tiffany Harrell, Kingsville, TX
Amberly Havens, Portland, TX
Cynthia Hellesvig, Sandia, TX
Brenda Hernandez, Robstown, TX
Lisa Hernandez, Portland, TX
Raquel Hernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa Hernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Vermon Hornsby, Corpus Christi, TX
Maggie Huerta, Falfurrias, TX
Sara Jones, Corpus Christi, TX
Margarita Leal, Driscoll, TX
Alma Llamas, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria Lum, Alice, TX
Teresa Luna, Kingsville, TX
Heidi Mancilla, Corpus Christi, TX
Christopher Martinez, Robstown, TX
Katrina Martinez, Alice, TX
Melissa Martinez, Alice, TX
Veronica Mata, Sinton, TX
Felis Medina, Portland, TX
Cynthia Mendez, Kingsville, TX
Sarah Meurer, Portland, TX
Roberta Montalvo, Corpus Christi, TX
Melissa Montiel, Corpus Christi, TX
Kristi Morales, Sinton, TX
Nora Morales, Kingsville, TX
Consuelo Moya, Beeville, TX
April Munguia, Corpus Christi, TX
Lee Munoz, Kingsville, TX
Leslie Munoz, Kingsville, TX
Johnny Nava, Robstown, TX
Adrienne Nelms, Corpus Christi, TX
Teresita Nielsen, Corpus Christi, TX
Annmarie Nieto, Corpus Christi, TX
Clarissa Ochoa, Falfurrias, TX
Addi O'connell, Georgetown, TX
Paula Olivarez, Mathis, TX
Amanda Ortiz, Corpus Christi, TX
Norma Ozuna, Kingsville, TX
Lenor Pantoja, Corpus Christi, TX
Monica Pedraza, Corpus Christi, TX
Rachel Pedraza, Corpus Christi, TX
Belinda Pena, Sinton, TX
Melinda Pena, San Diego, TX
Bonnie Perez, Falfurrias, TX
Genevieve Perez, Corpus Christi, TX
Ginger Perez, Portland, TX
Matthew Perez, San Diego, TX
Valene Perez, Corpus Christi, TX
Velma Perez, Corpus Christi, TX
Veronica Perez, Mathis, TX
Stacy Peters, Odem, TX
Sabrina Polston, Rockport, TX
Angela Ponce, Corpus Christi, TX
Laura Ramos, Robstown, TX
Vanessa Renojo, Corpus Christi, TX
Megan Reyes, San Antonio, TX
Rosaura Rodas, Alice, TX
Dominick Rodriguez, Taft, TX
Mary Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, TX
Stephanie Rodriguez, Odem, TX
Ted Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, TX
Diana Rojas, Rockport, TX
Patricia Rosas, Falfurrias, TX
Yvette Salazar, Corpus Christi, TX
Rebecca Salinas, Falfurrias, TX
Cyrstal Sanchez, Corpus Christi, TX
Nelda Sanchez, Bishop, TX
Carol Santos, Corpus Christi, TX
Kimberly Satterwhite, Corpus Christi, TX
Megan Schultz, Corpus Christi, TX
Lisa Sierra, Robstown, TX
Erica Sifuentes, Corpus Christi, TX
Jesus Silvas, Corpus Christi, TX
Kiara Smith, Corpus Christi, TX
Jenny Trevino, Corpus Christi, TX
Laura Trevino, Kingsville, TX
Veronica Trevino, Corpus Christi, TX
Amanda Valverde, Orange Grove, TX
Amber Vial, Robstown, TX
Senayda Villarreal, Mathis, TX
Milanie Walker, Corpus Christi, TX
Michele Williams, Corpus Christi, TX
Sarah Williams, Corpus Christi, TX
Ashlee Wittenborn, Aransas Pass, TX
Susanna Wright, Rockport, TX
Diploma
Medical Office Specialist
Cristina Alaniz, Odem, TX
Cynthia Alvarado, Taft, TX
Maritza Alvarez, Corpus Christi, TX
Cynthia Balderas, George West, TX
Michael Balderas, Corpus Christi, TX
Leticia Barrera, Falfurrias, TX
Belinda Bautista, Corpus Christi, TX
Jamie Bomhoff, Corpus Christi, TX
Diane Caballero, Robstown, TX
Teliliah Cabrialez, Robstown, TX
Jessica Cantu, Corpus Christi, TX
Janie Cardona, Robstown, TX
Roxanne Charles, Corpus Christi, TX
Tammy Childress, Freer, TX
Jennifer Contreras, Robstown, TX
Michelle Coughran, Corpus Christi, TX
Veronica Cruz, Gregory, TX
Christina Davila, Mathis, TX
Stacy De Los Santos, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria Espinoza, Corpus Christi, TX
Oreal Flores, Portland, TX
Rosa Fonseca, Corpus Christi, TX
Gloria Franco, Corpus Christi, TX
Michelle Franco, Corpus Christi, TX
Joann Fuentes, Corpus Christi, TX
Melissa Galvan, Orange Grove, TX
Cathy Garcia, Alice, TX
Cindy Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Lisette Garcia, Kingsville, TX
Matilda Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Monica Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Raquel Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Julie Garza, Sinton, TX
Christina Gonzalez, Kingsville, TX
Kimberly Gonzalez, Mathis, TX
Maria Gonzalez, Zapata, TX
Sarah Hall, Corpus Christi, TX
Cynthia Johnson, Mathis, TX
Raquel Lerma, Corpus Christi, TX
Dorothy Longoria, Corpus Christi, TX
Kristina Lopez, Corpus Christi, TX
Alisha Luna, Portland, TX
Marsha Luna, Corpus Christi, TX
Terri Lund, Corpus Christi, TX
Bridget Macias, Robstown, TX
Darlene Maldonado, Corpus Christi, TX
Eileen Martinez, Robstown, TX
Kristina Martinez, Robstown, TX
Marie Martinez, Robstown, TX
Sylvia Martinez, Robstown, TX
Angelita Martinka, Mathis, TX
Joann Meza, Corpus Christi, TX
Aida Morales, Corpus Christi, TX
Crystal Muniz, Corpus Christi, TX
Robbie Neslony, Corpus Christi, TX
Bethany Paris, Alice, TX
Ashley Pena, Corpus Christi, TX
Patricia Pizana, Odem, TX
Erma Pizano, Corpus Christi, TX
Samantha Prado, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa Reyes, Corpus Christi, TX
Brenda Rivera, Alice, TX
Lynette Rivera, Corpus Christi, TX
Angel Robledo, Alice, TX
Sara Rodarte, Corpus Christi, TX
Katherine Romero, Robstown, TX
Lorenza Salinas, Corpus Christi, TX
Ruby Sanchez, San Diego, TX
Deborah Sanders, Corpus Christi, TX
Erica Sifuentes, Sinton, TX
Kristie Stewart, Sandia, TX
Cynthia Torres, San Diego, TX
Nicole Torres, Portland, TX
Leticia Urbina, Odem, TX
Anavi Vacca, Corpus Christi, TX
Donna Valdez, Corpus Christi, TX
Marie Vaughn, Corpus Christi, TX
Elizabeth Vera, Corpus Christi, TX
Krissy Villarreal, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica Williams, Gregory, TX
Stefanie Williams, Mathis, TX
Valarie Wilson, Corpus Christi, TX
Brooke Wise, Corpus Christi, TX
Vickie Work, Corpus Christi, TX
Lisa Zamora, Portland, TX
Diploma
Patient Care Assistant Technician
Christina Adkins, Portland, TX
Monica Cantu, Premont, TX
Eliza De Los Santos, Robstown, TX
Dominic Dennis, Corpus Christi, TX
Kristina Dillon, Corpus Christi, TX
Stacy Edlin, Corpus Christi, TX
Abrianna Garcia, Mathis, TX
Rudolfo Garcia, Mathis, TX
Wanda Garcia, Robstown, TX
Kristina Garza, Kingsville, TX
Caren Griffiths, Corpus Christi, TX
Viviana Guzman, Corpus Christi, TX
Selma Joslin, Corpus Christi, TX
Christina Juarez, Corpus Christi, TX
Lucy Licon, Corpus Christi, TX
Monica Marines, Robstown, TX
Odelia Martinez, Kingsville, TX
Armandia Navarro, Robstown, TX
Regina Ochoa, Corpus Christi, TX
Karen Rhodes, Corpus Christi, TX
Ashley Rios, Corpus Christi, TX
Season Settle, Falfurrias, TX
Patricia Tamez, Robstown, TX
Hortense Williams, Portland, TX
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