(Winnfield, LA) — A total of 19 students, including several from Jackson Parish, recently completed the first evening Practical Nursing cohort offered at Central Louisiana Technical Community College’s (CLTCC) Huey P. Long Campus in Winnfield.

“Since I began working at this campus, I have wanted to offer an evening course for the Practical Nursing program,” said Campus Dean and CLTCC Director of Adult Education Jeff Johnson. “Providing an evening option provides opportunities for students who cannot attend day classes, due to jobs or other obligations.”

The inaugural evening class began in January of 2023 and completed with a pinning ceremony in December of 2024. That’s slightly longer than the 18 months for the traditional daytime course.

“With the night class, students are coming to class from 5-9 p.m. three times a week
versus fulltime Monday-Friday classes,” Johnson explained.

He noted Huey P. Long is the third CLTCC campus to offer an evening option for PN students, joining Alexandria and Ferriday.

“Our Dean of Nursing and Allied Health, Mignonne Ater, was instrumental in getting this program started, as was lead instructor Melissa White,” Johnson said. “We just started our second evening class and we had great enrollment for the first class and the second, and we plan to continue offering the evening option.”

Graduates of the initial class include: Maegan Bell, Antonyia Bradford, Tamara Bradley, Alexia Breaux, Kaitlin Bryant, JaCari Burks, Molly Connor, Melissa H. Dorsey, Renika Gibson, Cassandra Holmes, Jakeela Humphery, Raven Martin, Megan Parker, Bria Pikes, Kaiesha Russell, Grace Smith, Rebecca Walker, and Dinaya Wiley.

Applications for the upcoming semester are now open. For information about enrollment visit www.CLTCC.edu/apply. For more information, contact the school via email at info@cltcc.edu or call 800-278-9855.