AVON PARK, Fla. – May 1, 2025 – South Florida State College (SFSC) honored 12 graduates of its Dental Hygiene program in a traditional pinning ceremony in the SFSC University Center Auditorium on the Highlands Campus in Avon Park on Tuesday, April 29. The graduates had just completed their Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene.
Receiving their pins were Riley Kate Albritton, Annetude Delhomme, Makayla Der, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Kendra Gonzalez, Chloe Goolsby, Jami Mercer, Veronica Molina, Sofia Monroy, Nora Ortiz, Handley Taylor, and Lilianna Waelbroeck.
Upon completing the Dental Hygiene program, graduates become dental hygienists by passing the National Dental Hygiene Board Examination and the Florida State Clinical Licensure Examination. They can, then, work alongside a dentist as a member of a dental health care team.
For more information about SFSC’s Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene, call Danielle Ochoa, Health Sciences advisor, at 863-784-7027 or email healthsciences@southflorida.edu.
AVON PARK, Fla. – May 1, 2025 – South Florida State College (SFSC) honored 10 Associate in Science (A.S.) in Surgical Services graduates in a traditional pinning ceremony on Tuesday, April 29 in the SFSC University Center Auditorium on the Highlands Campus in Avon Park.
The graduates are: Alexandra Arvea Carrillo, Coty Barnett, Nadiah Belmarez, Natalie Flores, Jaheim Hayles, Khadeja Jamison, Casey Mitchell, Jennifer Morales Salvador, Yareli Torres, and Anahi Villa Munoz.
During the pinning ceremony, the graduates’ loved ones and friends presented them with their individual pins.
Graduates of SFSC’s A.S. in Surgical Services are prepared for employment as surgical technologists. They prepare operating rooms for surgery, sterilize equipment, ready patients for surgery, and pass sterile instruments and supplies to surgeons during surgery. The program is offered on the SFSC Hardee Campus in Bowling Green, Fla., is 64 credit hours (15 months), and begins in January each year.
For more information about the associate degree in Surgical Services, contact Melinda Haygood, director of surgical services, at melinda.haygood@southflorida.edu or 863-784-7067.
