PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Big Sandy Community and Technical College has named Susan Ellis its new dean of health sciences. Ellis, a registered nurse with more than 40 years of experience in nursing, health care leadership and education, said returning to the college “feels like coming home.” “I am…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Rebecca Prater is building a better future for herself and her 12-year-old son, one step at a time. As a single mother and nursing student at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, she became the first student to sign up for the college’s inaugural Licensed Practical Nursing…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Pike County Central High School Marching Hawks made school history this past weekend as they competed in their first-ever Bands of America Regional Championship in Johnson City, Tenn., earning third place in Class 1A at the East Tennessee Regional. Bands of America is one of the…
Read MoreLOGAN, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has received a nearly $3 million Strengthening Institutions Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve student success in nursing and allied health programs. The $2,981,852 grant will fund a five-year initiative…
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Read MoreLOGAN, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s Paramedic Program has received continued accreditation following a five-year review by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The program completed the review with no citations from CAAHEP, indicating…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – Chris Yonts, D.O., was named the 2026 John A. Strosnider, D.O., Memorial Lecturer during the 17th annual University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Founders Dinner on Sept. 25. The honor recognizes Yonts’ contributions to the osteopathic field and his…
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