High School Academy Seniors Receive Associate Degree from RVCC

Graduates of the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences include (bottom row, from left) Zohour Hassan, Preethi Govindarajan, Serina Giannobile, Brinda Raghuraman, Stacy Brenes, Urma Jalil, Maya Rodgers; (second row, from left), Tyler Mylroie, Varun Khandavalli, Jesse Smith, Emily Fu-Sum, Olabade Omole, Ashnee Patel, Rachel Trischetta; and (top row, from left), Thomas Bucek, Eline Nijveldt, Anand Arikarevula, Ankur Pranjal, Brandon Malebranche and Joseph Smith. Talha Chaudhry and Timothy Mahon are missing from the photo.  

Twenty two students from the fourth graduating class of the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences received associate degrees from Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) at the College’s Commencement, held May 18 at the RVCC’s Branchburg Campus.

The Academy, a partnership between Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) and RVCC, offers challenging educational opportunities to high school students interested in health and medical careers. Students earn an Associate of Science Degree in General Science/Pre-Health Professional from RVCC and a high school diploma from SCVTHS.

Academy graduates will be continuing their education this fall at such prestigious four-year institutions as Brown University, Case Western University, DeSales University, Drew University, the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Rutgers University, The College of New Jersey, University of Delaware and University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

For additional information about the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, visitraritanval.edu/academics/early/ahms/home.html.