Southeastern Career College to Hold Graduation Ceremony for 70 Students Friday Evening

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeastern Career College announced today it will hold a graduation ceremony Friday evening for 70 students. The commencement will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Burton Auditorium at Lipscomb University at 3901 Granny White Pike in Nashville, Tenn.

Southeastern Career College's graduating students have earned associate's degrees, diplomas and certificates qualifying them for entry-level positions that are in high demand throughout the state. According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Statewide Industrial and Occupational Outlook 2006, medical assistant positions are expected to increase from 8,290 to 12,170 (46.8 percent) and paralegal positions are expected to increase from 4,220 to 6,090 (44.3 percent) from 2004 to 2014.

"Graduation is the culmination of many months of hard work, dedication and perseverance," said Adam Butler, Executive Director of Southeastern Career College. "I am extremely proud of our graduates for their perseverance throughout their educational experience. I am equally proud of our faculty and staff for their unwavering dedication in leading our students to this great day."

Darren Johnson, organization development consultant and author of Letting Go of Stuff: Powerful Secrets to Simplify Your Life, will keynote Friday's ceremony. In 2005, he served as the Interim President for the Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce.

Southeastern Career College -- Nashville is accredited by The Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (CCOE). The school currently offers five programs, including Criminal Justice, Paralegal Studies, General Practice Paralegal, Medical Assistant and Medical Office Specialist. On Sept. 7, 2006, the school will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Criminal Justice program, which it began offering in July of 2005.

The Southeastern Career College summer 2006 graduates are as follows: Associate of Applied Science Paralegal Studies: Patrick Jarrod Barron, Antioch, TN Amanda Marie Brady, Madison, TN Jodi Lynn Calaway, Brentwood, TN Celestine Marquetta Cliff, Antioch, TN Vernessa Ray Lucille Demrest, Columbia, TN Carrie L. Gann, North Richland Hills, TX Gwendolyn Gough, Nashville, TN Reshanta Nicole Hardin, Antioch, TN Macail Nicole Harris, Gallatin, TN June Rae James, Nashville, TN Tonya LaDeau, Lebanon, TN Leslie Diane Lammers, Nashville, TN Mary Katherine Lammers, Nashville, TN Steig L. McDonald, Whites Creek, TN Mami Miller, Murfreesboro, TN Jameia Varese Moon, Nashville, TN Phillip Daniel Morton, Nashville, TN Andrea M. Pace, Nashville, TN Breaunna L. Sawyer, Nashville, TN Certificate General Practice Paralegal: Tammy Gennell Anderson, Nashville, TN Ashley Paige Carper, Nashville, TN JacQuetta R. Chatman, Nashville, TN Clifford M. Dixon, Nashville, TN Eileen M. Doran, Nashville, TN Lisa N. Flavin, Murfreesboro, TN LaShawn Y. Shaw, Antioch, TN April Shrum, Clarksville, TN Rachel M. Taylor, Nashville, TN Rachel Ann Wilson, Nashville, TN Denise Young, Nashville, TN Diploma Medical Assistant: Teresa Adampa, Nashville, TN Mary L. Allen, Nashville, TN Nellie Benderman, Franklin, TN Marlena DeShell Bennett, Nashville, TN Nancy Alline Brooks, Madison, TN Alicia M. Brown, Nashville, TN Onneka K. Brown, Nashville, TN Melissa Chan, Nashville, TN Darlene Genese Cobble, Nashville, TN April Skye Crumley, Fairview, TN Heather Renee Cunningham, Bon Aqua, TN Leslie Donnelly, Ardmore, AL William Brooks Drescher Jr., Nashville, TN Kelly A. Finchum, Nashville, TN Mojgan Goniaii, Brentwood, TN Ashley O. Griffith, Waverly, TN Toni S. Grinston, Nashville, TN Janeka Jashawn Haynes, Nashville, TN Jessica Laurn Henderson, Nashville, TN Samantha Joann Hill, Watertown, TN Suzan Ismail, Antioch, TN Antoinette Johnson, Nashville, TN Merika M. Jones, Antioch, TN Olga M. Kabeya, Nashville, TN Jamie F. Martin, Fairview, TN Shayla Megale Murphy, Nashville, TN Monica Myers, Springfield, TN Laquesa Shantel Newsome, Nashville, TN Michelle La'Trice Perry, Nashville, TN Stephanie Elaine Ramos, Franklin, TN Summor Cherise Scales, Burns, TN Verity Singh-Lee, Nashville, TN Crysty Dawn Spahr, Lynnville, TN Jennifer Marie VanDen Boogaard, Nashville, TN Martin VanDen Boogaard, Nashville, TN Tina Marie Veith, Smyrna, TN John Vest, Nashville, TN Jessica D. Waggoner, Hurricane Mills, TN Geraldine H. Watkins, Nashville, TN Johnetta Whittemore, Portland, TN About Kaplan, Inc.

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