LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jenny Bowen is 13 weeks into her first semester of the Mendocino College Nursing program and readily admits that the homework and study time required to be successful in the program is enormous.

Bowen isn’t new to education. She is a graduate of Clear Lake High School who went on to complete a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in kinesiology.  

Her goal was to become a physical therapist but all of that changed when she experienced a personal health scare and, based on that experience, she decided to become a nurse.

When asked about the college’s nursing program, Bowen simply stated that everyone is wonderful.  

“I have bonded with my 18 classmates, simply because I spend more time with them than anyone else,” she said. “The first six weeks of the program is overwhelming and your classmates become your family.”

The future looks very bright for Bowen. Her goals include completing her nursing program at Mendocino College in one and half years, working in the nursing field and eventually obtaining a master’s degree in nursing.

For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation or to donate towards the Nursing Shoe or State Board Exam Fee fundraising programs, call them at 707-467-1018 or visit http://foundation.mendocino.edu/site/ .