WNCC Surgical Technology Program

Fall registration is now open for both our EMT-Basic and Paramedic classes! Don’t miss out!!!

Congratulations Bryttnee!!

Happy work anniversary Bryttnee! Your expertise and dedication make a world of difference every day. Here's to another year of making surgeries safer and patients healthier! We are so grateful for you and all you do!

And rocked it they did 💪🏼
Happy finals week!

If you are planning on graduating in May, the last day to submit your application is this Friday, April 12! You can complete the Graduation application through the self-service link in your MyWNCC account. If you have any questions contact the Registrar's Office at 308-635-6010 or [email protected].

It’s my favorite time of year (and tastiest)! The students made their own versions of ORs. We had some yummier options than we have in past year and now I’m contemplating making that a requirement for next year. 😉 They were extra creative this year!

Water you waiting for ?? Get registered for Fall classes, starting April 1! You can "swim" by and see us in the Pit to schedule your advising appointment April 1-5! You will also be entered to win treasures🌞

Such a fun day! The surgical tech program was fortunate enough to be a part of the “College for a Day” event yesterday. Unfortunately, I was far too busy with the 120 5th graders rolling through my station to get any pictures this time. But round 2 next week! Thanks to everybody for putting this wonderful event on to showcase all Western Nebraska Community College has to offer!

President Greg Dart is among 24 recipients of the Phi Theta Kappa Paragon Award for New Presidents. “Phi Theta Kappa is such an amazing organization focused on helping community college students achieve their best," Dart said. "It is an honor to be recognized by such an amazing organization and can say without a doubt the award is more of a reflection of our amazing faculty, staff, and most of all students than it is about myself as a president. I could not be more proud of WNCC.”

Read more: https://www.wncc.edu/about-wncc/news/feb-26-2024

The new cohort has been hard at work learning the basics these last few weeks. 💉🩸🩻

I can attest that they are having WAY more fun in the lab classes than they are in the lecture classes! Look at those new smiling faces 🙃

Today’s the day, don’t forget to stop over at the main campus and visit all of the amazing programs WNCC has to offer, 12:30-2!

We’ll be there with lots of fun things to “play” with!

Discover WNCC is Wednesday, February 21! Come experience a day in the life of a WNCC student. Register today: go.wncc.edu/discover

WNCC aims to become 'cutting edge' home of health care programming The John N. Harms Center on Western Nebraska Community College’s Scottsbluff campus will undergo a transformation in the next few years in order to better fill the needs of the

Join us in our home city May 30 - June 1 as we come together to promote the surgical technology profession, highlight the latest and greatest surgical techniques and connect you to supporting organizations from across the country.

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/52757fec-8195-46f0-af1d-d05f81fb514e/summary?locale=en-US

New cohort
New skills
“Who dis” (That’s what the “kids” say these days, right?) 😎

Class of 2025 is learning all the basics this semester and rocking it! Excited for the next year with them all.

Scholarship applications are open tomorrow!!
AND scholarships are now all $2,000. Apply today or share this with a friend or family member going to school for clinical, business, or financial degrees: https://smpl.is/8l0jh

Discover WNCC is Wednesday, February 21! Come experience a day in the life of a WNCC student. Register today: go.wncc.edu/discover

Our Surgical Tech program was lucky enough to participate in career cabs this week. We were able to talk to about 65 sophomores from around the area about our profession and all the fun things we get to do. These students were able to drill holes in their bones for screw placement.

Marcene pulled out the blindfolds this week to see who could figure out the most instruments by touch alone. Don’t worry, we left the sharp instruments out this time. It was close, and a $10 gift card to Starbucks (a hot commodity) was on the line. We had a winner in each group; Danielle and Brooke knocked it out of the park!

We will be giving away Thanksgiving dinners to students in need! Students must sign up ahead of time limited to first 100 students and the deadline to register is November 14!
Sign-up at https://forms.gle/SZqNHCDQjMgo3ESP7

This event is sponsored by: PTK, LEAD, United Leaders for Cultural Diversity, TRIO, SSS, VUB, Cougar Pride

Happy Surgical Tech week to all of our fellow CST’s!!

Our final student this week is Blake!

Blake was born October 4th, favorite color is blue, he enjoys gardening and his form of relaxation comes through a pizza and movie night; specifically Fight Club.

He chose to go through the surgical tech program because he wanted to find a career that made him feel good about what he was doing. His favorite part of the program so far is seeing himself that much closer to receiving a degree. His favorite specialty is OB and General. He doesn’t care where he ends up after school as long as his kiddos are there!

Something Blake REALLY wanted everyone to know: when he was born, he won a “Most Beautiful Baby” award in a hospital competition. His mom even won $10! 🙃 (We need to see a baby picture now! Hopefully you received you’re “fair” cut for the role you played in that contest 😉)

Meet Brooke (she’s literally the sweetest, nicest person ever and I don’t think I can even come up with a sarcastic or fun thing to twist about her! But here we go.)

She was born January 31st, likes the color green, and she enjoys putting her feet up on a Friday night, watching new girl, snacking on some tacos with her puppy. 🐶

Brooke came to our surgical tech program because she wanted something hands on and being able to provide care for others. Her favorite thing about school so far has been all the new friendships she’s developed.

She’s interested in orthopedics and would love to be a traveler once she’s done with school and has a little experience.

Hidden talent? She has a green thumb! (Sounds to me like she needs to learn to scrub better 😉. That’s as good as it gets with sweet Brooke).

Today is all about Danielle!

She was born July 4th, loves the color pink, and you’ll find her hanging out with Tatiana watching All American. Her favorite food is a big juicy steak with a side salad of candy. With every bit of free time she has, Danielle loves hanging out with her adorable nephew!

Danielle chose the surgical tech field because she wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. “We make a difference every day.” She’s most interested in plastics and would love to travel someday.

Her hidden talent is that she loves to dance! What kind of dance you may be wondering? Tap dance, polka, swing, ballet, ballroom, hip-hop? My moneys on breakdancing (I can see Danielle busting some sweet breakdance moves at home). Rest assured, we’ll be finding out soon! 🙃

This gal right here is Tatiana!

She was born February 12th, loves to snack on wings and watch All American. On the weekends, she enjoys getting to be outdoors working on various projects she’s started and never finished 😉 as well as traveling.

Tatiana came to our program because wanted something hands on and being able to help people feel better is so rewarding! Her favorite things about school are the hands on one-on-one learning, all of her classmates and instructors (Brownie points!!) she’s especially interested in OB/GYN and Ortho and would love to do either somewhere in Colorado when she’s finished.

Her special or hidden talent you ask? She loves to cook and bake. Again, another student who claims they can cook/bake but has never been so kind enough to prove it in class 🤣