LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Hawaii Pacific College brings the Aloha spirit to Las Vegas with its new campus within the southwest valley.
The growth of the Hawaii Pacific College represents a major milestone within the College’s 60-year historical past – marking its first campus on the U.S. mainland.
“To be able to bring Hawaii Pacific University here to Las Vegas, which some call the 9th island… we’re just happy that we can contribute to the community, build the capacity of healthcare across the region,” Tricia Catalino, Dean of Graduate Faculty of Well being Sciences, mentioned.
Shaquilla King is part of the college’s inaugural class. A graduate of UNLV, King is incomes her doctorate at Hawaii Pacific College with plans to change into a pediatric occupational therapist.
“It’s been an experience,” King mentioned. “I feel like getting to see the foundation being built was amazing. We didn’t start off here, but finishing here, and seeing the program develop over this short amount of time has been an experience. I love it.”
The Las Vegas campus options services designed to assist the College’s Physician of Occupational Remedy (OTD) and Physician of Bodily Remedy (DPT) packages. Amongst its options is an Actions of Each day Dwelling (ADL) suite, geared up with a kitchen, lounge, and loo, designed to offer real-world coaching for OTD college students.
Moreover, specialised lab areas designed for the DPT program promote interprofessional schooling and collaboration, equipping college students to handle the evolving healthcare challenges of the longer term.
“These are our two healthcare-centric programs that we’re starting here in Las Vegas because of the great need in this region for healthcare providers, especially physical and occupational therapists,” Catalino mentioned.
The college additionally presents a hybrid studying expertise, permitting college students to have interaction in on-line coursework and hands-on lab experiences.
“We really feel that it is an accessible way to learn,” Catalino mentioned. “We offer hybrid health science programs which allow our students to learn from home or wherever they might be and then come to Las Vegas to have hands-on learning during their lab-based immersions.”
Hawaii Pacific College is now accepting purposes for its August program. Monetary support and veteran advantages can be found.
To be taught extra in regards to the Las Vegas OTD program, click on right here, and to be taught extra in regards to the Las Vegas DPT program, click on right here.
