[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO THE SCHUYLKILL TRAINING & TECHNOLOGY CENTER PRACTICAL 
                            NURSING PROGRAM

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
Schuylkill Training & Technology Center on celebrating its 30th year of 
graduates in their Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program.
  In June, the program marked 30 years of graduations with its 62nd 
daytime class and ninth part-time evening class commencement. Since its 
start, the program's class size has increased from 33 graduates in 1968 
to 55 graduates this year. To mark the 30th anniversary of the program 
the Schuylkill Training & Technology Center will hold a celebration of 
the program and the success of its graduates on October 18.
  Over the past 30 years, acceptance of LPNs by other health-care 
professionals has increased dramatically. Today students are enrolling 
in the LPN Program because of multiple job opportunities, and I am 
proud to say that a large percentage of all graduates find job 
opportunities in Pennsylvania.
  Mr. President, I commend the Schuylkill Training & Technology Center 
for its excellence in job training, and I ask my colleagues to join me 
in congratulating them on their 30th year of graduates.

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