Stephanie
Stephanie, a single mom with 2 small children, came to Man-Tra-Con for career development assistance. She had been working part-time as a server at Bob Evans earning $4.95 per hour, plus tips. With her career specialist’s assistance, Stephanie enrolled in the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program at John A. Logan College (JALC). WIOA training funds helped Stephanie pay for tuition, books, mileage reimbursement, childcare, and LPN State Board Exam fees.
After graduating from the LPN program at JALC and passing her exams, Stephanie found full-time employment working as an LPN through the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) earning $23.00 per hour. Stephanie is also working per diem as a Home Healthcare Aide for Century Assisted Living in Carbondale, Illinois, earning $20.00 per hour.
“I could not have completed the program without the assistance I received from Man-Tra-Con,” Stephanie says.