![Student Sarah Duran receiving her nursing pin from faculty member.](/news/2021/images/rn-pinning.jpg)
![Student Sarah Duran receiving her nursing pin from faculty member.](/news/2021/images/rn-pinning.jpg)
![Sarah Duran in scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck standing on a wood deck next to her stack of nursing books. They are almost as tall as her.](/news/2021/images/duran-books.jpg)
A Dream Come True: NPC Nursing Grad Defies The Odds
More than 20 years ago, NPC nursing student Sarah Duran was a teenager on the west coast with a dream of providing a better life for her family.
![Headshot of Mason Red in front of greenery and a building.](/news/2021/images/mason.jpg)
Adult Education Students Score Top In State
National Park College’s (NPC) Adult Education Center had three students score in the top 25 in the state for the GED test last year.