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IVCC Ottawa campus shifts focus to healthcare training · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: IVCC Ottawa campus shifts focus to healthcare training. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Shaw Local News Network, This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Illinois Valley
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  Speaker 1: Community College is reshaping its Ottawa campus to focus on
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  Speaker 1: healthcare degree programs and short term career training for working adults,
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  Speaker 1: leveraging community partnerships to develop new programs for paramedics and
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  Speaker 1: EKG technicians. The shift aims to boost the profile of
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  Speaker 1: the Ottawa Center, which has served the eastern half of
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  Speaker 1: the IVCC district since twenty ten. The campus now emphasizes
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  Speaker 1: flexible scheduling and fast track pathways into high demand healthcare
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  Speaker 1: careers for adult and non traditional learners. The Ottawa Center,
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  Speaker 1: located in the Central Business District, offers Certified Nursing Assistant
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  Speaker 1: CNA and Emergency Medical Technician EMST students the chance to
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  Speaker 1: complete twelve to fifteen point five credit hours in a
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  Speaker 1: semester while maintaining full time status for financial aid eligibility.
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  Speaker 1: Community partnerships have already resulted in the development of new
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  Speaker 1: training programs for paramedics and EKG technicians, and there will
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  Speaker 1: be more in the future, said Jennifer Scarry, dean of
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  Speaker 1: Continuing Education, Business Training, and the Ottawa Center. The campus
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  Speaker 1: serves students from Seneca, Marseille and Striator. Since opening in
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  Speaker 1: twenty ten, it has offered flexible day and evening classes,
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  Speaker 1: high school diploma preparation, and English language learner courses, alongside
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  Speaker 1: college transfer and career training programs. This fall, the Ottawa
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  Speaker 1: Center will offer classes in business, computer systems, psychology, sociology,
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  Speaker 1: English composition, food service, sanitation, CNA, and EMT. Christina Callahan,
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  Speaker 1: who joined the Ottawa Center as coordinator in March, said
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  Speaker 1: the campus appeals to a wide range of students, from
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  Speaker 1: those in home school or parochial environments to cautious, first
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  Speaker 1: time or returning adult learners. It feels like a community,
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  Speaker 1: Callahan said. In addition to having classes in session, you
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  Speaker 1: might see students completing a jigsaw puzzle in the lobby,
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  Speaker 1: working one on one at a computer station, or a
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  Speaker 1: community meeting being held in the campus conference room. The
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  Speaker 1: location is great. You are within walking distance of everything downtown.
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  Speaker 1: Adult Education director Sarah Scatel said learners find the Ottawa
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  Speaker 1: Center welcoming while staying connected to the college environment. She
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  Speaker 1: expects high school diploma and English language learner programs to
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  Speaker 1: grow as students progress into credit courses and career training.
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  Speaker 1: Callahan plans to work with residents and local businesses to
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  Speaker 1: develop course schedules and improve public transportation options for students.
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  Speaker 1: I want to learn what the community would like to
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  Speaker 1: see at the Ottawa Center. We need to develop programs
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  Speaker 1: and opportunities for people here so they can stay close
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  Speaker 1: to home, Lahan said,