CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 25, 2008—Career Centers of Texas’ Corpus Christi campus will hold a graduation ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 25, for 311 students. The ceremony will take place at 5:00 p.m. at Selena Auditorium at 1901 North Shoreline, Corpus Christi. This ceremony will celebrate the first graduating class of the new vocational nursing program.
Students will be recognized for earning diplomas in one of five programs in the allied health field. Upon graduation, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study. According to the Texas Statewide Occupational Projection, a report by Texas Labor Market Information, medical assistant positions are expected to increase by 58.5 percent, dental assistant positions by 43.1 percent and pharmacy technician positions by 34.6 percent from 2004 to 2014.
“Throughout each of our programs, instructors assisted these graduates and helped them see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Jeriann Hix, president of Career Centers of Texas’ Corpus Christi campus. “This is the culmination of all of their sacrifice and determination. Students will walk the stage and achieve their ultimate goal of graduation. Congratulations!”
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 Career Centers of Texas Corpus Christi campus October 2008 graduates are as follows:
Diploma
Vocational Nursing
Jessica E. Ayala, Robstown, TX
Patricia Barroso, Kingsville, TX
Althea Brodie, Corpus Christi, TX
Ruby Y. Cantu, Corpus Christi, TX
Elisa V. Cruz, Corpus Christi, TX
Laurie Delgado, Robstown, TX
Laura Guerra, Corpus Christi, TX
Andrea M. Guzman, Corpus Christi, TX
Elena A. Hames, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica A. Hanson, Corpus Christi, TX
Delfina R. Hernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa Longoria, Corpus Christi, TX
Rosalinda M. Lopez, Corpus Christi, TX
Avery M. Lykins, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria F. Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Rosa A. Martinez, Robstown, TX
Stacy L. Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Janet Medina, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer R. Mireles, Corpus Christi, TX
Rachel S. Odukoya, Corpus Christi, TX
Illiana G. Salazar, Brownsville, TX
Leanne Vela, Kingsville, TX
Linda L. Vela, Corpus Christi, TX
Dulce V. Zapata, Corpus Christi, TX
Diploma
Medical Assistant
Melissa Alaniz, Edroy, TX
Toni M. Alaniz, Corpus Christi, TX
Tomas Alvarado, Robstown, TX
Rolando Alvarado, Corpus Christi, TX
Joyce B. Andrade, Corpus Christi, TX
Amber Arredondo, Refugio, TX
Jesslee Balboa, Corpus Christi, TX
Myranda M. Barraza, Corpus Christi, TX
Alejandra Barrera, Corpus Christi, TX
Valerie Benavides, Corpus Christi, TX
Stacy B. Brinson, Corpus Christi, TX
Dulce Brown, Aransas Pass, TX
Raceen Camareno, Beeville, TX
Jessica Cardona, Alice, TX
Stephanie M. Cardona, Alice, TX
Priscilla N. Carpentier, Corpus Christi, TX
Amanda R. Chavira, Corpus Christi, TX
Lakesha Coleman, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria E. Coronado, Corpus Christi, TX
Valerie Davila, Corpus Christi, TX
La Toya C. Davis-Green, Corpus Christi, TX
Cynthia De Leon, Corpus Christi, TX
Monica A. Escalante, Corpus Christi, TX
Frank R. Escamilla, Corpus Christi, TX
Samantha J. Espinoza, Corpus Christi, TX
Sabrina J. Estrada, Corpus Christi, TX
Sandra K. Ferguson, Corpus Christi, TX
Melissa C. Fernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Nancy Flores, Alice, TX
Elojio Flores, Corpus Christi, TX
Minnie Flores, Corpus Christi, TX
Lavonne Galvan, Corpus Christi, TX
Esperanza Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Lisandra Garcia, Robstown, TX
Adelina Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Georgina B. Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Priscilla Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Cynthia Garino, Beeville, TX
Cindy Garza, Corpus Christi, TX
Laura Garza, Rockport, TX
Valerie Gomez, Corpus Christi, TX
Veronica C. Gomez, Corpus Christi, TX
Brandon T. Gonzales, Corpus Christi, TX
Janette Gonzales, Mathis, TX
Andrea A. Gonzalez, Odem, TX
Corinna Q. Gonzalez, Corpus Christi, TX
Crystal R. Gonzalez, Alice, TX
Priscilla M. Gonzalez, Corpus Christi, TX
Chermane Green, Corpus Christi, TX
Tiffany L. Green, Corpus Christi, TX
Edalia Gutierrez, Corpus Christi, TX
Tiffany G. Gutierrez, Mathis, TX
Alice Hernandez, Falfurrias, TX
Valerie Hernandez, Tynan, TX
Kayla G. Hernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Elena Hicks, Corpus Christi, TX
Stuart Hicks, Corpus Christi, TX
Gabriela Hinojosa, Corpus Christi, TX
Timothy R. Holmes, Corpus Christi, TX
Darcy Hornbeak, Corpus Christi, TX
Erica Huape, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer N. Humenik, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa Idrogo, Robstown, TX
Krystal Isom, Rockport, TX
Stephanie Joslin, Alice, TX
Billie R. Keszler, Flour Bluff, TX
Elisa Limon, Corpus Christi, TX
Alexia Longoria, Corpus Christi, TX
Martha Lopez, Corpus Christi, TX
Gloria Lopez, Alice, TX
John Lopez, Corpus Christi, TX
Eric T. Lott, Corpus Christi, TX
JoAnna S. Luna, Corpus Christi, TX
Aysha B. Manuel, Corpus Christi, TX
Emilia Martin, Corpus Christi, TX
Michael Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Sara Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Stephanie Martinez, Robstown, TX
Sandra Medina, Robstown, TX
Luis F. Mendez, Corpus Christi, TX
Ashley N. Mendietta, Corpus Christi, TX
Veronica A. Molina, Corpus Christi, TX
Raime Montalvo, Falfurrias, TX
Dora M. Morales, Corpus Christi, TX
Santa Ana Munoz-Reyes, Corpus Christi, TX
Esmeralda Nava, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennie E. Nava, Corpus Christi, TX
Jean Nesmith, Corpus Christi, TX
Tasha Otty, Corpus Christi, TX
Valentina Padilla, Corpus Christi, TX
Lou Ann Paiz, Mathis, TX
Stacy Pelroy, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer Pena, San Diego, TX
Alicia Peralta, Corpus Christi, TX
Abigail C. Perez, Robstown, TX
Yolanda Perez, Beeville, TX
Ninfa Picazo, Corpus Christi, TX
Maranda Posey, Corpus Christi, TX
Erasmo Prado, Corpus Christi, TX
Estela Prieto, Corpus Christi, TX
Gabriel M. Pruneda, Bishop, TX
Aurora Puente, Kingsville, TX
Alma Ramirez, Corpus Christi, TX
Rebecca R. Ramirez, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica Regalado, Premont, TX
Annette Reyes, Corpus Christi, TX
Yuridia Reyna, Robstown, TX
Jacqueline D. Rhodes, Mathis, TX
Elizabeth M. Riojas, Corpus Christi, TX
Vertina K. Robinson, Corpus Christi, TX
Melinda Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica L. Rodriguez, Alice, TX
Laura Romero, Robstown, TX
Erica Rosales, Corpus Christi, TX
Cristal Saenz, Corpus Christi, TX
Crystal M. Salinas, Corpus Christi, TX
Ronica M. Savedra, Corpus Christi, TX
Stephanie N. Sawyers, Corpus Christi, TX
Kimberlie A. Segura, Kingsville, TX
Amanda M. Shipley, Corpus Christi, TX
Veronica Suarez, Corpus Christi, TX
Lisa A. Summa, Corpus Christi, TX
Brittney L. Taylor, Corpus Christi, TX
Samantha Trejo, Corpus Christi, TX
Ashley N. Tschoepe, Corpus Christi, TX
Clarissa L. Valdez, Alice, TX
Anne Vaughan, Rockport, TX
April Villanueva, Robstown, TX
Jeannine M. Villarreal, Corpus Christi, TX
Yvonne Zavala, Driscoll, TX
Annette H. Zundt, Corpus Christi, TX
Diploma
Medical Office Specialist
Monica Aguilar, Corpus Christi, TX
Rachel L. Aguirre, Corpus Christi, TX
Amy Alcorta, Corpus Christi, TX
Michele Almaguer, Robstown, TX
Laura Arredondo, Rockport, TX
Oneida M. Barrera, Corpus Christi, TX
Darla A. Breeden, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer P. Briones, San Diego, TX
Paul Briones, Robstown, TX
Jacinda N. Brulloths, Corpus Christi, TX
Dwyane I. Carballeira, Corpus Christi, TX
Monica A. Cardona, Alice, TX
Virginia Castillo, Corpus Christi, TX
Nicole Collins, Corpus Christi, TX
Aurora Colunga, Corpus Christi, TX
Aurora Crissup, Heather, Corpus Christi, TX
Angela Cruz, Corpus Christi, TX
Monique Danache, Corpus Christi, TX
Barbara J. Deleon, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica L. Drane, Aransas Pass, TX
Cathy Erebia, Kingsville, TX
Irma S. Flores, Robstown, TX
Melissa Galindo, Kingsville, TX
Monique Garcia, Kingsville, TX
Krystle Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Gina Gearin, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica Gomez, Corpus Christi, TX
Beatrice Gomez, Corpus Christi, TX
Terra Groom, Corpus Christi, TX
Annalisa Guartuche, Corpus Christi, TX
Amanda Gueldner, Corpus Christi, TX
Yvette Gutierrez, Corpus Christi, TX
Shermal Hall, Corpus Christi, TX
Jimmi L. Hanzelka, Corpus Christi, TX
Terri Hernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Rosalie Hernandez, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennipher M. Herrera, Mathis, TX
Jessica Hinojosa, Corpus Christi, TX
Natasha Y. Latham, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa Leal, Gregory, TX
Tiffany D. Ledford, Aransas Pass, TX
Jennifer N. Lewis, Corpus Christi, TX
Sarah A. Longoria, Corpus Christi, TX
Denise Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Kristy Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa T. Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Yolanda A. Montantez, Corpus Christi, TX
Trista L. Muniz, Portland, TX
Samantha Perales, Corpus Christi, TX
Crystal D. Perez, Corpus Christi, TX
Jessica M. Pritchard, Corpus Christi, TX
Emelda A. Puente, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria Ramirez, Corpus Christi, TX
Monica Ramos, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanesa Ramos, Corpus Christi, TX
Amanda Ruiz, Corpus Christi, TX
Alyssa Salaiz, Corpus Christi, TX
Virgina Sauceda, Corpus Christi, TX
Margaret E. Slusarz, Corpus Christi, TX
Janie Terrell, Corpus Christi, TX
Flor E. Torres, Corpus Christi, TX
Yevette Trevino, Corpus Christi, TX
John A. Vallejo, Corpus Christi, TX
Leonard A. Vandergriff, Robstown, TX
Elizabeth Vara, Corpus Christi, TX
Brenda Vasquez, Ingleside, TX
Natalie Ventura, Alice, TX
Krystal Villarreal, Robstown, TX
Adriana Williams, Corpus Christi, TX
Veronica Zamora, Corpus Christi, TX
Diploma
Patient Care Assistant Technician
Maricella A. Acosta, Corpus Christi, TX
Linda L. Arriola, Corpus Christi, TX
Vanessa V. Bazan, Corpus Christi, TX
Rita Bazan, Corpus Christi, TX
Angela M. Brown, Corpus Christi, TX
Brandii A. Caesar, Corpus Christi, TX
Jolee Cantu, Robstown, TX
Marilyn K. Casas, Corpus Christi, TX
Tracy M. Cates, Corpus Christi, TX
Ernesto Chavera, Corpus Christi, TX
Patricia Coronado, Mathis, TX
Danny Flores, Corpus Christi, TX
Santa T. Fuentes, Corpus Christi, TX
Gualberto Galvan, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria Garcia, Robstown, TX
Marlene G. Garcia, Corpus Christi, TX
Guadalupe Garza, Kingsville, TX
Denise M. Gonzales, Alice, TX
Alice Gonzalez, Kingsville, TX
Miranda Goodwyn, Kingsville, TX
Jillian Herrera, Corpus Christi, TX
Maria Hinojosa, Mathis, TX
Sara N. Lopez, Alice, TX
Amada Lopez, Mathis, TX
Victoria Martinez, Kingsville, TX
Melinda K. Miranda, Corpus Christi, TX
Steve J. Mungia, Corpus Christi, TX
Courtney R. Nesloney, Corpus Christi, TX
Allyson Olivarez, Robstown, TX
Melissa Padron, Alice, TX
Dolores Pena, Falufurrias, TX
Myra A. Rios, Driscoll, TX
Shaylynn M. Rittgers, Corpus Christi, TX
Jennifer J. Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, TX
Alan Rombs, Corpus Christi, TX
Jolynn P. Sandoval, Mathis, TX
Rhonda L. Shields, Corpus Christi, TX
Francisca Soliz, Falfurrias, TX
John Soriano, Corpus Christi, TX
Chrystal Swartz, Corpus Christi, TX
Felipe Torres, Portland, TX
Maria E. Vallejo, Mathis, TX
Kindra N. Vannest, Falfurrias, TX
Christina M. Villarreal, Corpus Christi, TX
Megan M. Walker, Sinton, TX
Monica L. Watkins, Corpus Christi, TX
Leonor L. Williams, Corpus Christi, TX
Micha M. Woodrome, Corpus Christi, TX
Hilaria A. Ybarra, Robstown, TX
Diploma
Dental Assistant
Jessica Ackerman, Aransas Pass, TX
Cheryl Arney, Corpus Christi, TX
Mallory Arnold, Robstown, TX
Sara E. Atkinson, Corpus Christi, TX
Melissa M. Ayala, Banquete, TX
Diana Day, Corpus Christi, TX
Albert De Ases III, Corpus Christi, TX
Dylan S. Dinn, Corpus Christi, TX
Amber L. Frisch, Corpus Christi, TX
Laura L. Garcia, San Diego, TX
Laura M. Garza, Corpus Christi, TX
Ruby M. Gutierrez, Corpus Christi, TX
Miriam Heuston, San Diego, TX
Stephanie Johnston, Corpus Christi, TX
Glenda Lane, Corpus Christi, TX
Criselda Leija, Corpus Christi, TX
Stephany L. Lopez, Alice, TX
Christina Margia, Corpus Christi, TX
Sarah B. Margia, Corpus Christi, TX
Cherice Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Heather Martinez, Corpus Christi, TX
Melanie Martinez, Robstown, TX
Amanda Olvera, Alice, TX
Ruby Parker, Corpus Christi, TX
Valeria Perez, San Antonio, TX
Nicole R. Perez, Kingsville, TX
Nora Perez, Kingsville, TX
Kimberly A. Rodriguez, Sinton, TX
Silvia C. Sandoval, Corpus Christi, TX
Marisa Santillan, Rockport, TX
Yvette T. Segovia, Sandia, TX
Kathy Steck, St. Mary's, KS
Rose M. Tamez, Beeville, TX
Amanda A. Trevino, Corpus Christi, TX
Bianca Velasquez, Robstown, TX
Jessica A. Yzaguirre, Encino, TX
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