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| Dannisha Davis in 2007, as a Pellissippi State student. |
Dannisha Davis returned to school, coming to Pellissippi State Community College, as a single mother after years of working on an assembly line. Today, she's pursuing a master's degree in nursing.
She also has returned to Pellissippi State, from which she graduated eight years ago, to teach.
"I can so relate to Pellissippi State's student population. I can so relate to these working adults who come into my class," Davis said. "That was me."
Davis completed high school as the mother of two children, then went to work on an assembly line, opening boxes so they could be stuffed.
"While I was working there, a woman named Theabra took me aside one day and told me that I should go to school," she said. "I thought I couldn't afford it, but she told me to call Pellissippi State and see if I could get in. I applied, I was accepted, and the rest is history.
"I loved Pellissippi State. I could have gone somewhere else, but Pellissippi State is more intimate, with smaller classroom sizes and professors who are always available."
Today, Davis considers her return to Pellissippi State to teach as part of paying her success forward.
"This is a way for me to give back to Pellissippi State, for everything they gave to me."
Davis earned a general Associate of Arts degree from Pellissippi State in 2007. These days, the College also offers an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, and graduates are prepared to take the licensing exam to become a registered nurse.
For more information about Pellissippi State's Nursing program, visit
www.pstcc.edu/nursing.
