Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has earned the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine for the second year in a row.
The national honor recognizes United States colleges and universities that offer health professions courses and demonstrate an outstanding commitment to academic excellence, belonging, and community-building across all levels of campus life.
The college will be featured in the October issue of “Insight Into Academia.”
“Our School of Nursing and Health Professions plays an important role in addressing the health-care workforce shortages by offering quality instruction in a broad range of fields and providing students with the resources they need to succeed,” said HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. “We are proud of our School of Nursing and Health Professions faculty, staff and students for earning this award for a second time.”
The award recognizes the HCCC School of Nursing and Health Professions for its focus on recruiting and retaining traditionally underrepresented and first-generation college students and strengthening employee relationships and professional development.
HCCC was lauded for partnering with organizations that work with diverse populations; incorporating culturally responsive concepts throughout curricula; providing guidelines for best practices in recruitment, hiring, succession planning, safety and professional development; and creating innovative programs that address academic, financial and basic-needs support.
The HCCC School of Nursing and Health Professions offers courses for registered and practical nursing, radiography, community healthcare navigator, exercise science, health science, health services, medical assisting, medical billing and coding, medical science – pre-professional, paramedic science and personal fitness trainer.
