The 2017 Practical Nursing Class include, Tyrel LaRocque, Bottineau, Nikola Ves, Bottineau; Emma O’Hara, Bottineau; Audrey Hardcastle, Bottineau; Lacey Strietzel, Bottineau; Alesha Ford, Minot; Ashleigh Owens, Minot; Mandie Suchor, Rugby; Paige Brossart, Rugby; Bridget Davis, Minot; Kimberly Short, Minot; Kassandra Poitra, Bottineau; LaShonda Azure, Bottineau; Marica Allery, Bottineau; Lucy Sithole, Minot; Anna Petz, Minot; Kayla Camp, Minot; Ashley Petersen, Minot; Cailee Sanchez, Bottineau; Leann Hofer, Rugby; Nathalie Marama, Bottineau; Natasha Marama, Bottineau; Torrie Bruce, Bottineau.

The Dakota Nursing program at Dakota College at Bottineau pinned 23 Practical Nurse graduates on Friday, July 14, 2017. Dakota College at Bottineau’s practicum is a member of the Dakota Nursing Program, a consortium of four community college nursing departments which work together to offer a common curriculum for a Practical Nursing Certificate and for an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing.

The program works to meet North Dakota’s growing need for nurses by providing these degree programs on the campuses of four two-year colleges and numerous satellite sites across the state. This summer’s Dakota College at Bottineau graduates are from the Minot, Rugby and Bottineau campuses. There were twelve enrolled in the Bottineau class, eight in the Minot class and three in the Rugby class. The program collaborates with medical centers across the state at which students gain practical experience. The nursing program has proven successful, as graduates consistently score higher than the national average on exit exams.