La Grange’s Hernandez Earns Blinn Nursing Degree

The Blinn College District recently celebrated 26 licensed vocational nurses (LVN) and 12 paramedics who completed either Blinn’s LVN-Transition or Paramedic-to-RN Transition pathway to earn their Associate of Applied Science in Nursing.Among the graduates were Mariel Hernandez of La Grange. She is the daughter of Adolfo Hernandez and Patricia Hernandez. Mariel is a 2017 La Grange High School graduate. Blinn’s 60-credithour LVN-Transition and Paramedic-to-RN Transition pathways are accelerated programs that allow LVNs and paramedics to build upon their extensive medical training and experience to become registered nurses.