Maric College - North Hollywood to Host Graduation for 124 Students

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Maric College - North Hollywood announced it will host a graduation ceremony for 124 students Thursday evening. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Glendale Hilton Hotel at 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd., in Glendale, Calif. State Sen. Jack Scott (D-Pasadena), Chair of the Senate Committee on Education of the California State Legislature, will keynote the ceremony.

Students will be recognized for earning diplomas in five allied health programs, including medical assistant, radiologic technology, diagnostic medical sonography, medical insurance specialist and x-ray technician/back office medical assistant. Upon graduation, students will be prepared for entry-level positions in their fields of study, many of which are in high demand throughout the state. According to the California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division report on California Occupational Employment Projections 2006, medical assistant positions are expected to increase by 35.7 percent, radiologic technologist positions are expected to increase by 20.3 percent and diagnostic medical sonography positions are expected to increase by 27.6 percent from 2004 to 2014.

Thursday also marks the school's first day of class for its new Vocational Nursing program. The campus will be able to accommodate 30 students this fall in the program. Upon graduation, students may be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-VN). Maric College added the program at three locations, including North Hollywood, San Diego and North County - Vista to help address the state and nationwide nursing shortage. According to the California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division report on California Occupational Employment Projections 2006, positions for licensed vocational and practical nurses in California are expected to increase by 20.9 percent from 2004 to 2014.

Maric College - North Hollywood is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). ACCSCT is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. Maric College - North Hollywood offers five programs in allied health fields. The campus also offers three certificate programs, including Back Office Medical Assistant, Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography and Diagnostic Vascular Sonography.

The Maric College - North Hollywood September 2006 graduates are as follows:

Diploma X-Ray Technician/Back Office Medical Assistant Henghame Abaghi-Davoudi, West Hills, CA Behnaz Akhavan, Los Angeles, CA Victor Ambrosio, Los Angeles, CA Janette Arreola, Panorama City, CA Marc Arreola, Arleta, CA Lawrenz Avecilla, Panorama City, CA Moo H Baek, North Hollywood, CA Christine Balian, Lakeview Terrace, CA Jasmine Barrera, Los Angeles, CA Jennifer Bissell, North Hollywood, CA Mark Caampued, Los Angeles, CA Amanda M Calzadias, Murrieta, CA Manoella Caudillo, Sun Valley, CA Eric A Cervantes, Mission Hills, CA Denny Ding, Alhambra, CA Jairo Francia, Port Hueneme, CA Mariedith E Garcia, Van Nuys, CA Tanya Gavillanes, Los Angeles, CA Rudy Gomez, Chatsworth, CA Heriberto Gonzales, Arleta, CA Jaime Gonzalez, North Hollywood, CA Juan Gonzalez, Burbank, CA Edgar Grigoryan, Burbank, CA Dustin C Guillen, Pacoima, CA Marion Gutierrez, Sylmar, CA Virginia C Herman, Lancaster, CA Akop Karapetyan, Glendale, CA Robin L Klapka, Mission Hills, CA Alexander Kwok, Glendora, CA Reshmika R Lata, Pittsburg, CA Jason Lee, North Hollywood, CA Jacklyn Mendez, North Hollywood, CA Anabel Mota, Pacoima, CA Gayane Nalbandyan, Pasadena, CA Henrik Nazarian, Sun Valley, CA Lusik Nazikyan, North Hollywood, CA Francisco Nuno, Arleta, CA Maryann C Paradero, Lancaster, CA Gabriela Parra, North Hollywood, CA Darseth Peraza, Rosamond, CA Jaime Ramirez, Los Angeles, CA Nikki Randolph, Van Nuys, CA Bernardo Rico, Los Angeles, CA Erick Rivas, Sun Valley, CA Brian Rivera, Lancaster, CA Scarleth Rocha, Arleta, CA Ricardo Rodriguez, Tujunga, CA Paola Romero, Los Angeles, CA Monica Ruvalcaba, Palmdale, CA Jennifer Snow, Sherman Oaks, CA Norman Vergonio, Chino Hills, CA Jason Wade, Santa Clarita, CA Jesus Zacarias, Van Nuys, CA Diploma Medical Assistant Azalea Altamirano, No. Hollywood, CA Maria Esther Arreola, Los Angeles, CA Lindy Balladarez, San Fernando, CA Corina Blixth, Granada Hills, CA Maria Cervantes, Pacoima, CA Mark Gines, Los Angeles, CA Ericka Godinez, North Hollywood, CA Starla Hennes, Canyon Country, CA Elizabeth Hernandez, North Hollywood, CA Munizha Hotaki, Sylmar, CA Mary Nessim, Granda Hills, CA Claudia Ortega, Sun Valley, CA Roberto Pacheco, Sylmar, CA Yvette Petty, Van Nuys, CA Erin Rehberg, North Hollywood, CA Heather San Antonio, Chatsworth, CA Marisa Tarango, Sylmar, CA Evelyn Vichez, North Hollywood, CA Laura Zubia, Granada Hills, CA Diploma Medical Insurance Specialist Jennifer Altounian, Canyon Country, CA Lakeshia Germany, North Hollywood, CA Valerie Meza, San Fernando, CA Tatiana Sanchez, North Hollywood, CA Dana M Tello, Pasadena, CA Diploma Radiologic Technology Syed I Alam, Van Nuys, CA Hanriet Artounian, Burbank, CA Peter Bagarotti, North Hollywood, CA Chelo R Bermeo, Ontario, CA Noe Castillo, Los Angeles, CA Elizabeth Choo, Cerritos, CA Anthony Dalton, Redlands, CA Matt Dawid, Garden Grove, CA Sharon Di Giorgio, Palmdale, CA Norma Guillen, Norwalk, CA Ibragim Kharaev, Valencia, CA Zach Lang, Santa Ana, CA Alejandro A Mendoza, Calexico, CA Kelly Nam, Granada Hills, CA Anna Ngo, Arcadia, CA Ezequiel Orendain, Garden Grove, CA Esmaeil Peyrovi, Fullerton, CA Jerry Qualls, Riverside, CA Salvador Ramirez, Los Angeles, CA Patricia Rivera, Rancho Cucamonga, CA Hugo Rocha, Calexico, CA Louie Rodriguez, Pacoima, CA Cyndy Rosenthal, Woodland Hills, CA Phillip Samonte, Chino, CA Amanda Schaffner, Moorpark, CA Lucia Schellworth, Granada Hills, CA Harbinder K Sumra, Van Nuys, CA Benjamin Ty, Pasadena, CA Armando Vega, Los Angeles, CA Jose Zavala, Sun Valley, CA Diploma Diagnostic Medical Sonography Zuzuky Angulo, Norwalk, CA Sheryl Chavez, Lancaster, CA Delilah Clifton, Valley Village, CA Maria Cohn, Highland Village, TX William Cregar, Northridge, CA Mirian De Leon, Winnetka, CA Esmeralda Gonzalez, Lancaster, CA Jennifer Haire, Lancaster, CA Sarah Hansell, Las Vegas, NV Maria Hudson, Van Nuys, CA Melissa Kang, North Hills, CA Gary Onspaugh, West Hills, CA Melissa Pitts, Lancaster, CA Melissa Shingleton, Lancaster, CA Diane Sitton, Northridge, CA Mimi Tang, Monterey Park, CA Nakisha Valiza, Palmdale, CA Michelle White, Manhattan Beach, CA Jacquelyn Williams, Los Angeles, CA Arlene Winfrey, Newport, VT About Maric College

Maric College, with an original campus in the San Diego area, has long been recognized as one of California's leading career schools and is one of the largest groups of private institutions offering associate degrees and certificates in the state. For more than 25 years, Maric College has enabled students to develop and achieve their personal and career goals by providing study opportunities that integrate general education, professional skills, and career-focused training. Today, the school offers a breadth of programs in allied health, information technology and legal studies at 14 locations. For more information, please see: http://www.mariccollege.edu/.

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