Student success stories

                   Part 1

Katie Watkins, a Stanford volleyball player for two years, now spends her free time studying to be a  nurse at dccc where she says applies some of the concepts she learned on the court

“just like volleyball, nursing can be tough” said  Watkins, a 21 year-old who works in teams with her classmates in problem based nursing exercises. “I learned that everyone has different strength and brings something different to the table. I also learned that we have to respect each other.”

Watkins is a May 2012 candidate to receive her associate degree in nursing. She hopes to pursue her B.S.N at Winston-Salem state university and eventually get her masters degree in nursing.

Setting educational goals and working hard to achieve them brings a great feeling of accomplishment. It builds self-esteem, and increases self-confidence. Education opens up many doors of opportunity that normally would not open for people.

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