Student Stories
Eva Bell
Certfied Nursing Assistant
“I love the team atmosphere and comrades you get in health care,” says Eva Bell, who
was nervous about the amount of schooling — and competitive admissions process — a
Nursing degree required, and chose to start with the COCC Nursing Assistant route
instead.
She completed the program several years ago and was hired at St. Charles Health System,
later augmenting her skills to become an emergency department technician. “The COCC
instructors are incredibly knowledgeable and do a wonderful job teaching best practices,
clinical judgment and the skills needed.”
"I love caring for people, and I love being an advocate"
“I love caring for people, and I love being an advocate,” adds Bell, who went on to become a nursing student at COCC. “So nursing was really the best career for me. I would encourage anyone considering a career in health care to go for it.”