Gwen Lillard alumna, medical professional, proud mom In 2012, Gwen Lillard of Aubrey, Texas, was just over 30 and a self-described stay-at-home mom who hadn’t been to school since she was 17 and a half.  Change arrived in her life with “a flyer in the mail,” and she began thinking about taking a few classes at NCTC. Her motivation was simple. “The kids had gotten expensive,” she...

Besides NCTC’s popular Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program, NCTC has a 12-month LVN to RN Transition program to prepare students to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam to become a registered nurse.  But, the most novel development to come down the pike in NCTC’s Nursing department is a brand new “blended program” the college has forged with Texas Woman’s University. Almost...