Flint Fills Backpacks for Swartz Creek Students

Ross Medical Education Center Flint Dental AssistantThis fall, students and staff of Ross Medical Education Center in Flint participated in a “Pack a Backpack” back to school drive. They decided to partner with the local Swartz Creek Community Schools to make sure that all students had a fair shot at success this school year. Not every family is able to equip their children with the necessary tools to achieve in school, but each child deserves the opportunity to have what they need. So, the campus worked hard to support families and students through the school supply drive.

Students on the campus in all three programs, Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Billing and Office Administration, and Dental Assistant, competed against one another to win “sweet treats.” They each tried to collect the most school supplies, and in the end were able to donate over 840 items! Some of the items collected were backpacks, scissors, notebooks, binders, pens, pencils, and much more.

After all was said and done, the winners of the contest and the sweet treats were the students of evening Dental Assistant Instructor, Carole Hayes. To reward the winning class, a staff or faculty member brought in homemade cookies or other delicious items for the students each evening.

The event was organized by Medical Assistant Instructor and a mother in the Swartz Creek school district, Bernadette Cox. She inspired her students and other staff members to rally behind the needy students and families in the district and to make a big impact. Because of her incredible efforts, Cox was recently recognized at the Swartz Creek school board meeting and even made news in the local paper, the Swartz Creek View.

This event is one that the campus plans to do annually, as they enjoy the opportunity to help students at various districts in their area. “Students enjoyed helping out local schools and earning a special treat,” said Ann Sims, Assistant Director of Education. She and other members of the campus were able to present their donations to the Swartz Creek school board. The district was grateful to receive the contributions that will benefit elementary and middle school students this school year.

Medical Assistant Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Huntsville
  • Quad Cities
  • Evansville
  • Fort Wayne
  • Granger
  • Kokomo
  • Lafayette
  • Muncie
  • Bowling Green
  • Erlanger
  • Hopkinsville
  • Owensboro
  • Ann Arbor
  • Battle Creek
  • Brighton
  • Canton (MI)
  • Davison
  • Flint
  • Grand Rapids
  • Kalamazoo
  • Kentwood
  • Lansing
  • Midland
  • Muskegon
  • New Baltimore
  • Port Huron
  • Saginaw
  • Taylor
  • Warren
  • Cincinnati
  • Dayton
  • Elyria
  • Mansfield
  • Niles
  • Canton (OH)
  • Sylvania
  • Johnson City
  • Knoxville
  • Charleston
  • Morgantown
Dental Assistant Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Huntsville
  • Evansville
  • Fort Wayne
  • Granger
  • Kokomo
  • Lafayette
  • Muncie
  • Erlanger
  • Owensboro
  • Brighton
  • Canton (MI)
  • Davison
  • Flint
  • Grand Rapids
  • Kalamazoo
  • Kentwood
  • Lansing
  • Warren
  • New Baltimore
  • Muskegon
  • Saginaw
  • Cincinnati
  • Dayton
  • Elyria
  • Niles
  • Johnson City
  • Knoxville
  • Charleston
  • Morgantown
Veterinary Assistant Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Huntsville
  • Erlanger
  • Canton
  • Kalamazoo
  • New Baltimore
  • Warren
Pharmacy Technician Program Certificate online program
Nursing Assistant Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Brighton
  • Grand Rapids
  • Kalamazoo
  • Midland
Medical Insurance Billing and Office Administration Certificate online program
Occupational Therapy Assistant Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Hopkinsville
  • Quad Cities
Nursing Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Canton (OH)
  • Cincinnati
  • Dayton
  • Elyria
  • Niles
  • Sylvania
Practical Nursing Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Canton (OH)
  • Cincinnati
  • Elyria
  • Niles
  • Sylvania
Veterinary Technology Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Canton (OH)
Business Management Program offered at these campus locations:
  • Hopkinsville, KY
Medical Assistant Associate of Applied Science Degree online program
Health Care Administration Associate Degree online program
Human, Social, and Health Services Associate of Applied Science Degree online program
Medical Billing Administrative Specialist Associate Degree online program
Medical Office Administration Certificate Program online program
Medical Insurance Billing and Office Administration Certificate online program
Pharmacy Technician Program Certificate online program