(Credit: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)
Bucks County Community College, whose practical nursing program is among the highest ranked in the state, honored the class of 2025 with a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, July 2, at the Newtown Campus.
The 32 graduate practical nurses (GPNs) hailed from eight countries including the United States, representing the diversity in the healthcare industry. Other countries of origin included the Central African Republic, China, England, Haiti, Liberia, Russia, and Ukraine.
After completing the rigorous, year-long, full-time program, the GPNs and are poised to become licensed practical nurses (LPNs) upon completion of licensing exams to meet the high demand for nurses in our community. Meanwhile, the next Practical Nursing class is ready to start in mid-July, while pre-admission testing for the 2026 cohort begins in September. Learn more at bucks.edu/healthcare/pn/ or contact [email protected].
Bucks County Community College graduated 32 practical nursing students on July 2, helping to address the healthcare shortage in the community. Graduates hailed from 8 countries, reflecting the diversity in the healthcare industry. (Credit: Eric Parker/Bucks County Community College)
Avan Rosenberg of Yardley addresses fellow practical nursing graduates at Bucks County Community College, whose PN program is among the highest ranked in the state of Pennsylvania, while Program Director Michelle Rue Camp (left) looks on. The 32 graduates are poised to become licensed practical nurses upon completion of state exams. (Credit: Eric Parker/Bucks County Community College)
