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3 Tips For Choosing Your Career Path

You may not currently know what you want your career to be, and that is okay. Choosing your career path will significantly affect the rest of your life, so it should be a decision you do not make lightly. Thankfully, United Career Institute is here with a few tips to help you select your career … Read more

10 Tips For Balancing School And Personal Life

Attending school can be a stressful experience, especially for your first year. The postsecondary school experience is vastly different from your previous academic experiences. Unlike earlier, you spend a lot less time in the classroom. This gives you more time to socialize with your peers. However, you also have more work, and, with that, you … Read more

Practical Nursing Hands-On Skills

UCI LPN Students Practice Hands-On Skills In a nursing student learning lab, it is typical for the students to practice their skills on mannequins under the supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. They will practice their hands-on skills, such as routine check-ups, vaccinations, and minor medical procedures. It’s an excellent opportunity for nursing students to … Read more

4 Tips For Keeping Up With Your Resolutions All Year

Now that 2023 is halfway through, United Career Institute would like to check in to see how everyone is keeping up with their new year’s resolutions! Have you had trouble sticking to your resolutions? Or maybe you need some additional help establishing good habits for the remainder of the year. If this sounds like you, … Read more

Top 6 Tips For High School Seniors Looking at Schools

Are you a high school senior considering your options for post-graduation?  United Career Institute presents our top 6 tips for high school seniors as they prepare for graduation and education beyond high school.  Continue reading to learn some helpful ideas to make the transition from high school to higher education easier! 1. Decide What Career … Read more

Stacey Mantich – Faculty Highlight

Meet our LPN Instructor & Clinical Coordinator, Stacey Mantich, RN Stacey Mantich received her degree as a Registered Nurse from St Francis Hospital School of Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Waynesburg University. Stacey came to United Career Institute with significant experience and diverse work background. Stacey worked as an ICU trauma … Read more

Nursing Pinning Ceremony 2023

United Career Institute held a nursing pinning ceremony on February 10, 2023, to honor the December 2022 Practical Nursing graduates. A pinning ceremony is an important moment for these aspiring nurses. Each nurse selects a friend or family member to pin at the ceremony, and the graduates take a moment to light their lamps and … Read more

What Makes A Good LPN?

Have you considered a career in healthcare as a practical nurse but are wondering what qualities a good LPN has? United Career Institute is here to help train you to become a practical nurse that serves your community!  Continue reading to learn the qualities that United Career Institute practical nursing graduates will be able to … Read more

Matthew Brown – Graduate Highlight

Meet Practical Nursing Graduate Matthew Brown! Matthew Brown recently graduated from United Career Institute, where he completed the Practical Nursing program. Looking back on his time at UCI, he really misses the close-knit learning environment and small classroom sizes. These allowed students the opportunity to understand the material thoroughly and made interaction with the instructor … Read more

Jessica Saydie Johnson – Graduate Highlight

Meet Practical Nursing Graduate Jessica Saydie Johnson! Jessica Saydie Johnson graduated from United Career Institute’s Practical Nursing program on June 26, 2022. Since then, she has passed her NCLEX and started working as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital. She learned about Encompass when they came to the school for an employer … Read more