The South Piedmont Community College Foundation has received $200,000 from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support the College’s Nursing program.
“We are thrilled and honored to have been selected for this award,” said South Piedmont President Dr. Maria Pharr.
“With this investment from the Golden LEAF Foundation, we will expand our Nursing program and purchase high-tech training equipment that will enhance instruction for students, preparing them to be leaders in their future healthcare careers. We thank the Golden LEAF Foundation for their support of South Piedmont Community College.”
With the $200,000 award, South Piedmont will purchase high-fidelity simulation equipment and expand clinical capacity for the existing associate degree (ADN) and practical nursing (LPN) programs, as well as a forthcoming LPN-to-RN Bridge program. All total, South Piedmont expects an annual increase of 40 certified ADNs and LPNs entering the local workforce annually. This increase is critical in addressing the serious nursing shortage faced locally and across North Carolina.
“We are fortunate to have an incredible partnership with the Golden LEAF Foundation,” said South Piedmont Foundation Executive Director Maureen Little. “The innovative, high-tech simulation equipment supported by this grant funding will provide a unique opportunity to educate students in our healthcare programs, preparing them for the more complex clinical situations they will face upon entering the workforce,.”
“The Golden LEAF Foundation is proud to support South Piedmont Community College’s strategy to provide training for the workforce that will fill high demand healthcare positions in the region,” said Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer, Scott T. Hamilton. “The simulation equipment will help the college expand its number of students served by ensuring these students are able to complete their clinical hours.”
About Golden LEAF:
The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to receive a portion of North Carolina’s funding from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers. For 25 years, Golden LEAF has worked to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural and tobacco-dependent communities through leadership in grantmaking, collaboration, innovation, and stewardship as an independent and perpetual foundation.
The Foundation has provided lasting impact to tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and rural areas of the state by helping create 68,000 jobs, more than $780 million in new payrolls, and more than 98,000 workers trained or retrained for higher wages.
For more information about Golden LEAF and its programs, please visit goldenleaf.org.
About the South Foundation:
The SPCC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that receives monetary and equipment donations to support the mission of South Piedmont and the needs of its students. For more information, visit spcc.edu/support-spcc.