Nearly 100 adults were matched with potential employers on May 20 during a Capital Region BOCES Health Careers Jobs Fair for students in the adult Practical Nursing Program. Healthcare providers from across the industry recruited students as they sought to counteract the impacts of the national nursing shortage. Employers on hand ranged from Albany Medical …
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A Capital Region BOCES graduate has been selected as the New York Association for Continuing and Community Education (NYACCE) 2026 Student of the Year. Antonio DiSanto is a January, 2026 graduate of the Adult Education High School Equivalency (HSE) program and a 2023 graduate of the Skills for Employment, Life and Functional Independence (SELFI) program. …
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Adults looking for the prescription to a successful professional career need to look no further than the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers Center. Through its Practical Nursing program, approximately 100 adults annually are given the education they need to become licensed practical nurses (LPNs). Institutions ranging from Albany Medical Center to Ingersoll Place line …
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An Albany resident who moved to the United States six years ago in search of a better life has turned to Capital Region BOCES to achieve her goals. Nadeen Arnold-Gordon emigrated to the United States in 2019 and recently earned her American citizenship. She enrolled in March 2025 in the BOCES Adult Education High School …
A laboratory in which mannequins cry out in pain is about to get even more lifelike for adult students at Capital Region BOCES. A $160,000 grant from Highmark will allow for the purchase of two more mannequins and a DemoDose medication administration machine that simulates medication administration in the healthcare facilities. “This grant is enhancing …
Eighty adults are looking to change their careers or bolster their employability this fall through the Capital Region BOCES adult Practical Nursing program. The adults range from those fresh out of high school to those looking to launch a new career, as well as those looking to climb the nursing career ladder, said Louise Bigando, …
Less than a decade ago, Maria Therese Commisso was a baker in the coastal town of Siderno, Italy. In just a few days, she will be walking the stage of Hackett Middle School in Albany, having earned her High School Equivalency diploma and completed an English as a Second Language program, both through the Capital …
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Anjolina Bussing’s pathway to a career in medicine has been made easier by multiple programs at Capital Region BOCES. The Mechanicville resident is a graduate of the BOCES Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program, which she took while a student in Cohoes High School. She is currently enrolled in the part-time adult Practical Nursing program …
Adults interested in getting their foot in the door of the healthcare industry need to look no further than Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Center and its Nurse Assistant Program/Home Health Aide program. With a 22% projected job growth between now and 2033 for home health care aides and 4% forecasted growth for nurse …
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A new partnership is allowing area adults to receive full coverage of tuition, books, and academic fees while they pursue a career in nursing at Capital Region BOCES. Capital Region BOCES and the Caring Gene® Career Pathways Training Program (CPT) are partnering to provide adults with a new pathway to a meaningful career in practical …
