Sharon Tuttle
Destination: Computer skills
Path: Ready to Work Series

A veteran of the restaurant business, Sharon was contemplating different career paths but knew she would need to advance her computer skills.  Looking through an HCC noncredit class brochure mailed to her home, she found both the title and the price of the "Ready to Work Series" to be just the ticket.  Sharon completed the four-course series for a thorough introduction to the software applications used in most businesses, and is ready for an introduction to new job opportunities.

Mala Sudama
Destination: ER or OR nurse
Path: HCC’s Mid-year Nursing  Program

Working in Holy Cross Hospital's emergency room, Mala Sudama was close to her career dream - but not close enough.  "My job is now administrative," Mala said.  "But I really like the hands-on patient care. So I want to become a nurse."  To reach that goal, Mala enrolled in HCC’s mid-year program to study nursing.  With this program and a new accelerated program, the college has doubled the capacity of its nursing education.  After HCC, Mala plans to pursue a bachelor's and even a master's degree in nursing.  Eventually, Mala sees herself teaching nursing.

Chris Williamson
Destination: Get published!
Path: Noncredit writing class at HCC

Although he has a good computer job that he enjoys, Chris Williamson would like to do some freelance writing on the side. He likes to travel and hopes to see some of his travel writing in print.  So he registered for HCC’s Continuing Education class “Writing and Marketing Freelance Articles.”“Because of this class,” he says, “I now have the tools I need to go out on my own and begin submitting things I write to magazines. This was an intensely practical course. I highly recommend it to anyone at all interested in writing publishable pieces.”

Makneeka Moss
Destination:  Business owner
Path:  HCC’s Business & Computer Division programs

Makneeka Moss had accumulated years of work experience and completed a few business courses, but she still wanted a college degree. So she enrolled at HCC as a double major in Computer Science and Communication Studies.  After taking HCC's interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship & Creativity course, she went a step further and hooked-up with the college's Center for Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence to help jump-start her new business: Moss Group Marketing & Communications.