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Career‑technical students present nursing and welding programs to Willoughby‑Eastlake board
Summary
In a campus showcase the board heard from NCI Willoughby and NCI Eastlake instructors and students about pre‑nursing and welding programs, including licensure pathways and student employment outcomes.
The Willoughby‑Eastlake City Schools Board of Education on April 14 heard presentations from career‑technical instructors and students highlighting the district's pre‑nursing and welding programs.
Keith Murphy, administrator for NCI Willoughby, opened the presentation by describing technical programs as showcasing critical thinking, collaboration and hands‑on learning aligned to the district's portrait of a graduate. Danielle Blood, pre‑nursing instructor at NCI Eastlake, said the pre‑nursing program prepares students for licensure and employment: the program offers nursing assistant licensure, LPN preparation and medical assisting pathways and prepares students to sit for state licensure exams administered by the Ohio Department of Health and the Board of Nursing.
Graduate Brianna (Rianna) Kovich described completing the NATCEP nursing assistant certification and obtaining employment at Lake West Hospital, where she said she works on a step‑down unit. "My patients are my priority and it makes me feel very strong seeing they look up to us health care providers to brighten their day up and heal them so they can get back to their lives and families," Kovich said, describing how clinical experience and instructor support helped her secure a hospital position.
Shane Mulder, welding instructor at NCI Willoughby, described the district's two‑year welding program and said students attempt to reach American Welding Society D1.1 structural welding standards so they can enter the workforce upon graduation. Two current students, identified as Shelly and Mason during the presentation, described improvements in problem‑solving, independence and collaboration from hands‑on welding projects; instructors said the program also completes community projects such as signs and metal coasters for municipal partners.
The presentations were framed as part of the district's year‑long campus tour to highlight career and workforce development connections. Board members thanked students and staff, and the board moved on to awards and other agenda business.
