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Brandy is a familiar face around Greene County. Many people got to know her as a popular waitress at Fatz Café. She could have stayed at the popular eatery for years. Then, something happened in 2003. “My life started changing. I realized I was going to be a single parent. I had to become somebody, not just for myself, but for my family. I had to make a better income and have a more stable job,” she remembers. Brandy didn’t know what she wanted to do, but she knew where to start – the Walters State Greeneville/Greene County Center for Education. When she walked through the door, she wasn’t even sure what she wanted to do. “I had always had jobs helping people and I loved being around people. I talked with a counselor and she suggested I consider becoming a nurse. “If it were not for the Greeneville campus, I would not be here now. That campus and the people there will do everything to help you. I was able to take all of the required courses before being accepted into the nursing program. Having a campus in Greeneville saved me so much time and money,” she said. Nursing students now save even more money as the entire nursing program is now offered at the Greeneville campus. Brandy graduated close to the top of her nursing class, a fact she credits to supportive friends and the college’s devoted faculty. The faculty, though, said Brandy’s own determination and motivation were infectious, making other students excited about learning. Brandy enjoyed class so much that she one day might design to continue her education and become a family nurse practitioner. Right now, though, she’s able to concentrate on her number one priority: her daughter. “I feel like she went to school with me. Now, she comes first. I can give her so many things that I could not before I went to nursing school. And I hope I’m giving her something much more important: the knowledge that she can go to college, too. I was the first person in my family to go to college and I hope she’ll be the second one,” she said. Her nursing degree didn’t just mean more money and more prestige. It also meant more stability. “I wake up every morning knowing that I’m a registered nurse. No one can take that away from me but me. I am a professional. Until now, I’ve always just had jobs. Now, I have a career and I have more control over what happens to me.” |
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